Tosin Adeyemi is a Nigerian actor who has been in the industry for over a decade, with experience in theatre, film, television, and production.
Tosin studied theatre arts at the University of Lagos and later at La Cinéfabrique in Lyon, France. She began her career in 2013 with ‘Kakadu the Musical’ and gained recognition in 2014 for her theatre role as the ‘Queen of the Night’. Tosin also played the title role in ‘Queen Moremi the Musical,’ a performance that firmly established her as a versatile stage talent.
After years in the theatre industry, she transitioned into the film industry, and some of her most notable roles were in the films “Osamede,” “Tokunbo,” “House of Ga’a,” “My Father’s Shadow,” and most recently, the film submitted by Nigeria for the Oscars, “Dear Ajayi.”
She made her directorial debut with The X Chromosomes, a bold and critically acclaimed five-woman stage production, and has also worked as a producer while balancing her career as a stage and screen actor.
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