Monica Friday | |
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| Born | Monica Friday April 19, 1988 Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, influencer, realtor, model and producer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Monica Friday 
listen (born April 19, 1988) is a Nigerian film actress, influencer, realtor, model and producer. [1] [2] [3]
Monica was born at Badagry and grew up at Ajegunle, a neighbourhood located in Lagos into a Christian home. She started her Education at Mistermis Kiddies Academy. She completed her secondary school education at Newland Senior Secondary School, Lagos before she proceeded to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State where she studied Mass Communication. [4]
She made her first television appearance playing a role as an extra in a Wale Adenuga project titled a New Song, Her first major film role was in 2015 when she appeared in Remi Vaughan-Richards's film Unspoken. [5]
Monica has starred in long-running 2015 M-Net series, "Do Good" and African Tale Film "Dérè" released in 2016. [6] [7] In 2019, She starred in the movie " Zena" as Rexiha. [8] [9]
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