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Remi Abiola

Nigerian film actress

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Remi Abiola (30 March 1952– 29 July 2009) was a Nigerian film actress and spouse of the late Moshood Abiola, a Nigerian business magnate and politician. She died of cancer in New York City on 29 July 2009.

Career

Abiola trained as an actress at the Fielding School for Dramatic Arts in England in the 1970s after she left the defunct Nigerian Airways as a flight attendant. When she came back to Nigeria, she auditioned for roles and took part in a TV series anchored by Bayo Awala and Tunde Oloyede, which aired on NTA Channel 10. She featured in the following movies: * The Narrow Path (2006) as Iya Lape * Igbeyin ewuro (2009) as Temitayo Agba * Arugba (2009) as Tunrayo * Maje npasan (2008) * Iya oju ogun (2007) * The Narrow Path (2006) as Iya Lape * Iwalewa (2006) * Iyawo Panda (2005) * Botife (2004) as Iya Segun * Real Love (2003) * Akobi gomina (2002) as Mrs. Badmus * Oduduwa (2000) * Glamour Girls (1994) as Party Girl

See also

* List of Nigerian film producers

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