by Folashade Adebisi
The winner of the AMVCA best female lead actress award is aNigerian actress born on 27 March 1984 in ogun state with Taiwo Bankole her twin sister.she had her primary school education at Tunwase Nursery and Primary school before proceeding to study Mass Communication at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU).She is also a model who took a break from her studies to pay more attention to this career.
Kehinde Bankole kick started her entertainment journey in 2003 with Miss Commonwealth Nigeria and MBGOO in 2004. She came to limelight in 2009 after being named Revelation of the year at the Best of Nollywood Awards.She become very well know after she featured in Wale Adenuga’s to sense super story.
Kehinde kept making wares in the entertainment industry as she is well know for interpreting whatever role excellently well,this outstanding characteristics of the renown actress has earned her prestigious awards from institutions home and abroad one of which is the AFRIFF(Africa International Film Festival)and AMVCA(Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards).
She is popular for the roles she played in Iwaju as Mama Kola’s voice,Admire as Sani/Admire,Funmilayo Ransome Kuti as the Iconic Funmilayo,Sista as the hardworking single mother who did all she can to see her children excel, depicting the struggles single mothers go through,to mention but just a few.
Without a doubt Kehinde Ban Kole is truly a force to reckon with as she has earned a name for herself through her acting prowess,she breathes life to characters and she has shown her dedication to maintaining our cultural hantage, revealing the struggles behind the happily ever after stones and the humanitarian service of both know and unsung heroes.