Bukky Wright, the talented role interpreter, who wormed her way into the hearts of
movie buffs through her professionalism many years back, was born on
March 31, 1967 to a Christian father and Muslim mother in Abeokuta, Ogun
State. She attended the University of Lagos, earning a Bachelor’s
degree in Economics.
Bukky began her acting career in 1996. She
has featured in several Nollywood movies of Yoruba and English
languages, including Wale Adenuga’s Television series Super story. Besides acting, she runs a fashion house and clothing line, B Collections
and a beauty spa, B Wright. She has signed endorsement deals with
brands like Chivita, Elkris Super Oat among others. In 2011, she won the
Best Nollywood Actress of The Year award.
In 2014, she contested
to be a member of the House of Representatives for Abeokuta South
federal constituency under the platform of the Social Democratic Party
(SDP) led by former Governor, Olusegun Osoba.
The single mother
has two sons – Eniola and Gbenga, a pop artistes known by his stage
name, Ojay. Bukky became a grandmother two years ago, when Ojay and his
American girlfriend welcomed a baby girl.
Bukky’s popular works include Saworo Ide, Abeni, Unforgivable, Red Hot, Omotara Johnson, Lakasagba Obirin Orisa among others.
0 comments:
Post a Comment