Elvina Ibru | |
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| Born | Elvina Esewvre Ibru |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | International Relations |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA) Webster University London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Hear Word! The Bling Lagosians |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Michael Ibru |
Elvina Esewvre Ibru is a Nigerian actress and on-air personality. She is a member of the Ibru family and the daughter of industrialist Michael Ibru. [1]
She attended London Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA) in England. [2] She later attended Webster University, Regents Park, London, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations. [3]
Ibru worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as a broadcaster and also acted in theatre productions before returning to Nigeria. She was also an OAP at Classic FM where she hosted a weekly show called Mellow Magic. [2]
She played the lead role of Mopelola Holloway in Bolanle Austen Peters‘ movie, The Bling Lagosians . She has also acted in movies like Theo’s Dora and Letter to a Stranger. She plays the role of Atigbi in the Africa Magic original, Riona.
Ibru founded a movie production company named Twice As Nice. She has since produced the movie, Cajoling. [4]
Ibru is a single mother to her son, named Elisha. She has also expressed her unwillingness to be married, stating that "the marriage institution in Nigeria is unfair to women." [2]
She disclosed on her Instagram page that she tested positive for COVID-19. [5] In a 2019 interview, Ibru recounted having been raped by an armed robber in 2004. Ibru subsequently formed an advocacy group to support victims of rape. [6]
| Year | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Vagina Monologues | [2] |
| 2014 | Hear Word! | [2] [7] |
| 2019 | Emotan | [8] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Letters to a Stranger | Tare | [9] |
| 2014 | Theo’s Dora | Dora | [3] |
| 2016 | Entreat | ||
| Cajoling | [10] | ||
| 2017 | Wives on Strike: The revolution | Shaka | [4] [11] |
| Alter Ego | Barrister Komolafe | [12] | |
| 2018 | Power of 1 | First Lady | |
| 2019 | Bling Lagosians | Mopelola Holloway | [13] |
| 2020 | Kambili: The whole 30 yards | Cynthia | [14] |
| 2023 | Tarella: Princess of the Nile | Senora |
| Year | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Riona | [15] |
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Elvina Ibru at IMDb