Over the years, Nollywood has featured among the leading movie industries across the globe. On this note, it is important to give credit to the impressive characters who have made the industry a great feature to reckon with amongst other movie industries like Bollywood and Hollywood. 

Even with the Nigerian film industry not being particularly lucrative, the richest actresses in Nigeria have made incredible wealth, even rivaling the kind of money some Hollywood actresses have made in their careers. Without a doubt, they are the crème of the crop in the Nigerian film industry; their talent being without question.

These beautiful ladies have been able to profit from the popularity they have attained and to go ahead to branch out into other ventures. Popular actresses have been known to sign endorsement deals with big brands, and also advertise political candidates.

With their fame, they also have the ability to join high society; and so profit from the amount of money flowing within political circles.

Top 10 Richest Actresses In Nigeria

1.  Genevieve Nnaji

Net worth:  $10 million

Genevieve Nnaji has an enviable grace to grace story to tell; she entered the film industry with nothing but raw talent and the determination to make something of herself.

After more than 25 years in the industry, she has risen to become an icon in the business; one of the most accomplished personalities to have ever been involved in Nigeria’s film industry.

Genevieve Nnaji has starred in more Nollywood movies than one can count; she has also won several awards in Nigeria and outside. These days she is more a producer than an actress; she produced Lionheart, the first Netflix original film produced in Nigeria, in the year 2019.

She is loaded with cash; she owns a clothing line (St. Genevieve), a magazine (Genevieve Magazine), and even owns a housing estate. She has done several sponsorship deals over the years; including endorsements with Etisalat, Amstel, Malta, and Jumia.

2.  Ibinabo Fiberesima

Net worth: $8 million

Ibinabo Fiberesima is a rare kind of beauty. She was once a beauty queen, having won a beauty pageant. In the movie industry, she is more a producer than an actress, even though she has played several roles in several successful films.

She was born in Port Harcourt on January 13, 1970, and attended the University of Calabar. Ibinabo Fiberesima debuted as an actress in the film Most Wanted in 1998, and since then she has gone on to become one of the most influential women in the Nigerian film industry.

3. Funke Akindele

Net worth: $7.6 million

Funke Akindele is one of the most influential Nollywood stars. She is a source of pride to the Nigerian film industry; she has paid her dues, and now after about 20 years she is one of the biggest and most accomplished personalities in Nollywood.

Her film production Jenifa’s Diary is one of the most popular comedy series in the country; it is syndicated on several television channels, and also on the internet.

Funke Akindele’s Jenifa’s Diaries is a brand on its own; it has been going on for a few years, and she has shown no signs of slowing down.

4. Omotola Jalade Ekeinde

Net worth: $7.2 million

Omotola is one of the biggest movie stars Nigeria has ever seen; she enjoyed a professional rivalry with Genevieve Nnaji which kept the Nigerian movie scene interesting and profitable for a long time. She is married to Captain Ekeinde; a commercial plane Pilot.

She was named by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 influential persons in the world in 2013, not just for her acting, but because of her activism surrounding the girl child. She is a star by all possible conjectures of the word; she has starred in over 250 films.

5. Rita Dominic

Net worth: $6 million

Rita Dominic was born in Mbaise, Imo State, on July 12, 1975. She is one of those who briefly reigned supreme in the Nigerian movie industry; she took the baton from Genevieve and Omotola; and enjoyed un-rivalled fame.

Make no mistake about it; she is not just beautiful; she is also very talented. Her amazing performances over the years have earned her adoration from the fans; she is still very popular today as when she first graced the big screen.

She has done several endorsement deals with several brands in the country, and she has also been involved in other ventures. She a co-founder of The Audrey Silva Company (TASC); which is a content production company dedicated to producing African centered content for film.

6.  Chioma Chukwuka

Net worth: $5.7 million

Chioma Chukwuka is one of the most recognizable faces of the Nigerian movie industry today. She has a unique combination of beauty, talent, and stature- no other actress in Nigeria except perhaps Omotola can boast of such qualities.

Chioma Chukwuka has shown amazing versatility; she has done exceedingly well in a number of roles, in diverse types of movies. She is very good at playing the innocent village girl, as well as playing the Boss lady.

She has already featured in enough movies to earn legendary status; but she still has great future in the industry if she can keep it up.

7.  Mary Njoku

Net worth: $5.3 Million

Mary Njoku is one of the new faces of Nollywood. However, she is also one of the biggest personalities in the Nigerian movie industry; she is following in Funke Akindele’s footsteps.

Mary Njoku is an actress, writer, producer, and director; and her films are syndicated on pay per view movie channels. She has a channel on DSTV, where they show her movies 24 hours of the day.

She often features in her movies as the lead actress, or in supporting roles.  

8.  Mercy Johnson

Net worth: $5 million

Mercy Johnson is one of the most versatile actresses ever seen in the Nigerian movie industry. She is great at playing the stubborn girl child who engages in fights all around the village, or the daughter of a rich man. Mercy Johnson is a very boisterous and physical presence; she has been one of the engines of Nollywood over the years.

Aside from over ten years in the Nigerian movie industry; she has made a lot of money from doing endorsement deals with several top brands in the country; including Hollandia Evap Milk and Pennek Nigeria Limited.

She has married a Prince of Benin Kingdom, who has also become involved in politics.

9.  Uche Jombo

Net worth: $4 million

Uche Jombo is an actress, screenwriter, film producer, and director, and entrepreneur. She has made her way in the Nigerian film industry through hard work and dedication, and now finds herself among the richest actresses in Nigeria. Her first film, Visa to Hell, was released in 1999, and since then she has not looked back.

Uche Jombo has won several awards in her career; these days she is more into directing and producing; and she maintains a strong social media presence. She also has a club in Lagos, where she regularly invites celebrities.

10.  Ini Edo

Net worth: $3.9 million

Ini Edo is another rags to riches story; the popular actress was born in Uyo in the state of Akwa Ibom. She came into acting with nothing but a dream to make something of herself in the movie industry. She started out her acting career back in 2000 and has since appeared in over 200 films.

She has won a few prestigious awards during her career, and she has also done several endorsements deals with top brands in Nigeria; including Amstel Malta.

 

Who Is The Richest Actress In Nigeria?

Some Nigerian actors/actresses are not really wealthy probably because they are not prominent yet but this doesn’t conceal the verity that top Nollywood stars are substantially wealthy.

In point of fact, it is ridiculous to assume that male actors are the only ones making it big in Nollywood whereas we have plenty of female actresses who continually earn their own bulk of Nollywood wealth.

In the belief that many Nollywood enthusiasts would be delighted to know the richest actresses in Nigeria, we have made veritable findings in this article.

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Finally

The richest actresses in Nigeria have mostly used their fame as launch pads to other ventures. It is very pleasant to that some of them have established their own production houses through which they consistently churn out clean, family-centered entertainment; providing both employment and local content for the Nigerian and African audiences.

If they can continue in this way, it is the women in Nollywood that will bring the movie industry to its rightful place as one of the world’s biggest and most influential movie industries.