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Ruth Kadiri
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Kadiri in the 2016 Nigerian film First Class
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| Born | 24 March 1988 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
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| Years active | 2009 — present |
| Children | 2 |
Ruth Kadiri (born 24 March 1988) is a Nigerian actress, screenwriter and film producer.
Early and personal life
Ruth Kadiri was born on 24 March, 1988 in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. She was first child of two children, her father name was Desmond Kadiri. She studied Mass Communication at the University of Lagos and Business Administration at Yaba College of Technology.
The actress kept her love life private until December 2017, when she announced that she was engaged on social media.
On August 26, 2019, Kadiri gave birth to her first child. On July 20, 2022, she gave birth to her second child.
Career
Kadiri ventured into Nollywood in the movie Boys Cot and since then has over fifty movies to her credit. As a screenwriter, Ruth Kadiri has written and co-written several movies including Matters Arising, Heart of a Fighter, Ladies Men, Sincerity, First Class and Over the Edge. Ruth also produced films such as Matters Arising, Over the Edge, Somebody Lied and Memory Lane, which deals with the issue of lies and deceit.
Filmography
- In Your Arms (2017)
- Black Bride (2017)
- We Cheats More (2017)
- WET by Ruth Kadiri (2018)
- Tripod by Ruth Kadiri (2018)
- Black Men Rock (2018)
- Love is Beautiful (2019)
- Tender lies (2019)
- Unfounded (2019)
- Murder Call (2019)
- Stab (2019)
- The Final List (2019)
- The Dumb Wife (2020)
- Too Old for Love (2020)
- Tears of Rejected Seed (2020)
- Babies and friends (2020)
- Too old for this (2020)
- Shrine Girl (2020)
- Space Out (2020)
- Dumb wife (2020)
- Larry Cold (2021)
- Pair (2021)
- Adunni (2021)
- Talking chances (2021)
- Love Me (2021)
- Craving (2021)
- 5 is company (2021)
- Out of Love (2021)
- Nasty Jane(2021)
- Boiling point (2021)
- Everybody wants Alvin (2022)
- Something Fishy (2022)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2015 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Actress of the Year | Won | |
| Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Female Viewers Choice | Nominated | ||
| Best On-screen Duo (with Majid Michel) | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | City People Movie Award | Best Actress of the year | Won | |
| City People Movie Award | Face of Nollywood | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Movie African Collaborations | Nominated | |
| Ghana Movie Awards | Best Actress African Collaboration | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Supporting Actress – English | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Ruth Kadiri para niños
- List of Nigerian film producers
