Aaliyah Nanfuka

Last updated
Aaliyah Nanfuka
Born (1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 (age 37)
Butambala District, Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Occupation Actress
Years active2008–present
Known forFilm and television presentation
Children2
Parents
  • Ahmed Nampagi Kayingo (father)
  • Noor Namubiru Abdul (mother)

Aaliyah Nanfuka (born 25 August 1986) is a Ugandan actress, playwright, creative, director and producer active since 2008. [1]

Contents

Background

She was born on 25 August 1986 and raised from in a Muslim family. Her father is Ahmed Nampagi Kayingo and her mother is Noor Namubiru Abdul from Butambala District. Nanfuka is the first born in a family of five children Nanfuka completed her primary education at Lwamasaka Primary School Ngando in Butambala district and achieved a primary leaving certificate from Uganda National Examinations Board. She later attended Kitagobwa Secondary School and completed her ordinary certificate of education in 2004. She then attended Blue Nile Secondary School for her Advanced Certificate of education which she achieved in 2006.

In 2007, Aaliyah Nanfuka joined the Uganda College of Commerce and graduated with a Diploma in accounting and finance.

Film career

While in college Nanfuka began her acting career in 2008 in a film titled Akasandali which was done by Nkoba Zambogo of Uganda College of Commerce in Tororo. She later joined Diamonds Ensemble which was owned by Kato Lubwama and popularly known for stage theatre drama. [2] [3]

In 2015, she started her own drama group called the Embassy of Dreams which she launched at Bat Valley Theatre in May of 2016. [4] [5] Aaliyah Nanfuka has released many films, skits and short drama videos which have featured on different television stations like See TV, Pearl Magic, and Sanyuka TV Uganda. [6]

Aaliyah has featured in different popular films and skits like Mboozi Zamalwa where she acted as Kabejja, [7] [8] Prestige, a series film that showed at Pearl Magic television where she acted as Ssenga Zuura and Honorable a series movie that showed at Pearl Magic. [9] She also featured films like Eggwengere that aired on Spark TV Uganda.

Aaliyah also featured in television dramas like Batabangufu which aired on Bukedde TV, a film by Kato Lubwama and Akandolindoli which also aired at Bukedde TV, a film by John Segawa. [10] [11] [12] Aaliyah also featured in a series film called Nakayiza that only aired on her YouTube channel, a film that created more popularity of Nanfuka as an entertainer. [13]

Television career

In 2017, Aaliyah Nanfuka started working on Sanyuka TV Uganda as a presenter with a program called Kimmenya which aired every Sunday. [14] She later joined See TV in 2021 with a program called Seetuation ku ground which was broadcast every Saturday hosted with a colleague Shamim Mayanja [14]

Awards and nominations

In 2013, Aaliyah Nanfuka was nominated as the best actress in Uganda Film Festival Awards. [15] Also in 2013 she received another nomination as the best actress in Piff Awards hosted in Kampala. In 2014 she won best supporting actress at the Piff Awards.

Personal life

Aaliyah Nanfuka is married with two children. She has a private family life and she never features her family in the media. [16]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lena Olin</span> Swedish actress (born 1955)

Lena Maria Jonna Olin is a Swedish actress. She has received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angelica Panganiban</span> Filipino actress

Angelica Panganiban is a Filipino actress.

Elizabeth Jane Urbano Oineza, is a Filipino actress, commercial model and singer. She began a career at the age of five in the television series Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan in 2001. A former child star of Goin' Bulilit, she has since appeared in various television shows and movies, earning her global recognitions including a finalist certificate at the New York Festivals and International Emmy Awards nomination.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hanan Kattan</span> British film producer

Hanan Fuad Tewfic Kattan is a Jordanian-born, British-based film producer of Palestinian origin. She is also co-owner of multi-media entertainment company Enlightenment Productions.

Mariam Ndagire, is a Ugandan singer, entertainer, actress, playwright, film director, and film producer.

Shamim Hilaly is a Pakistani actress who has acted in both films and television. She is most famous for acting in PTV dramas including Barzakh, Mere Dard Ko Jo Zuban Mile, Parosi and Waqt Ko Tham Lo. She is noted for her performance in Maigh Malhar during the 1990s. She has also acted in Pakistan's only English language movie, Beyond the Last Mountain (1976).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexandra Shipp</span> American actress

Alexandra Shipp is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the Oscar-nominated film Straight Outta Compton (2015).

Deception is a Ugandan drama television series developed by Edris Matu Segawa and directed by George Kihumbah. The series ran on NTV Uganda for eight seasons from 2013 to 2016. The series won a number of awards including 2014 RTV Awards for Best TV Drama of the year, 2015 RTV Awards as Best TV Drama of the year and 2016 Uganda Entertainment Award for Best TV Series.

Doreen Mirembe, is a Ugandan actress, filmmaker, producer, founder of Amani and dental assistant at Pan Dental Surgery. She has acted in numerous films and TV series as well as producing her own movies.

The 7th Pearl International Film Festival took place in Kampala, Uganda from 6th to 10 November 2017. Rain won Best Picture. First time director Daniel Mugerwa won the best director prize. Filmmaker Rhonnie Nkalubo Abraham was named the Festival Director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maureen Nankya</span> Ugandan actress

Maureen Nankya is a Ugandan actress who featured in Mariam Ndagire's maiden film Down This Road I Walk (2007) plus sitcom Tendo Sisters which was run on NTV Uganda, Bukedde TV and Maisha Magic. She is also a model, singer, TV presenter, fitness instructor and personal trainer at her startup called Mona Fitness.

Rehema Nanfuka is a Ugandan film, theatre and television actress, director, and filmmaker known for her roles in Imani, Veronica's Wish, Imbabazi, The Girl in the Yellow Jumper, Queen of Katwe, and Imperial Blue, among other films.

<i>Kyaddala</i> Ugandan television series

Kyaddala is a Ugandan drama television series by Reach a Hand Uganda. The first season was produced by Emmanuel Ikubese Films and Reach a Hand Uganda. Set in a present day high school life, Kyaddala a Luganda word for "It's Real", focuses on real life social issues that affect young people across Africa and their attempts to overcome those issues. The series features actors and actresses from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Nigeria. Kyaddala premiered on 27 September 2019 at Kingdom Kampala.

Namakula Mary,, commonly known as Mary Bata, is a Ugandan female songwriter and artist.

Pearl Magic is a Ugandan television station owned by MultiChoice Uganda' DStv. The station was launched in October 2018 with its headquarters and studios at the MultiChoice Uganda headquarters in Kololo Kampala and only broadcasts through DStv and GOtv to audiences around Africa.

Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga is a Ugandan multi-award winning actor, comedian, director producer, and radio personality, recognised for theatre plays, film, television and radio. He is the founder of a Afri Talent, a Ugandan drama group and veteran radio presenter at 88.8 CBS in Kampala. He has played mostly military roles in films such as The Last King of Scotland (Masanga), Sometimes in April, The Silent Army and The Mercy of the Jungle (Major). He was listed #1 on the list of the ten best Ugandan comedians by Big Eye in 2015.

Diana Nabatanzi is a Ugandan film entertainer, radio personality, TV presenter, film maker, essayist, chief and a scriptwriter. She is as of now a moderator at BBS Terefayina where she has different shows including a morning show called sumulula, kasukali and uga hood show.

Stecia Mayanja, is a Ugandan actress, and musician, she was attached to the Golden Band. Mayanja sings in Luganda and English. She was in Eagles Production Band before it became Golden Band, later on she parted ways with the Golden Band. She is also known as Faridah.

Kato Lubwama Paul was a Ugandan film maker, theatre actor in plays including central roles in Bakayimbira Drama actors, musician, radio host and politician who served as a member of parliament for Lubaga South from 2016 to 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Nanfuka Aaliyah | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ↑ Aaliyah Nanfuka AKA Kabejja Tells Her Story On How She Entered The Entertainment Industry , retrieved 2024-03-22
  3. ↑ ALIYA NANFUKA YENYUMIRIZA NYO MU KATO LUBWAMA , retrieved 2024-03-22
  4. ↑ #Don't miss us this weekend batvalley theater. , retrieved 2024-03-22
  5. ↑ Aidah Aaliyah Nanfuka's love for the performing arts. , retrieved 2024-03-22
  6. ↑ Shamim Mayanja ne Aaliyah Nanfuka abakuzanyira mu Mboozi z'amalwa| Music Taxi , retrieved 2024-03-22
  7. ↑ "Jethro Jeff – Ignite Your Creative Spark" . Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  8. ↑ Alaya asekeredde shamim mayanja byantalo agamba Yawandika Mbozzi Za Malwa Akyasobola Okubeerawo. , retrieved 2024-03-22
  9. ↑ "The Fate Of A Woman In The Art Industry! - 97.7 Record FM Uganda". March 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ Najib, Mulema (2017-02-01). "Broke Segawa suspends Akandolindoli shows at Batvalley till further notice". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  11. ↑ "Laughter is served". Monitor. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  12. ↑ Akandolindoli Comedy Show KASUMALINew Ugandan Comedy 2017 HD from kasumali Watch Video , retrieved 2024-03-23
  13. ↑ #NAKAYIZA talina kyatya kebeere police oba maggye!Twalabalaba dda! Ugandan comedy skits 2022 HD , retrieved 2024-03-23
  14. 1 2 Emboozi ya Mukunja n'e Aaliyah ku Music Taxi , retrieved 2024-03-22
  15. ↑ Reporter, Our (2015-08-14). "UCC releases list of the 2015 Uganda Film Festival nominees". Eagle Online. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  16. ↑ congratulations Aaliyah Nanfuka afunye omusajja , retrieved 2024-03-22
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.