Jemima Osunde

Jemima Osunde (born 30 April 1996)^[1] is a Nigerian actress, model, and presenter. She is best known for her role as Leila in the television series Shuga .^[2] Osunde was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 15th Africa Movie Academy Awards for her performance in The Delivery Boy (2018).^[3]

Jemima Osunde is an Edo State native.^[4] She grew up with her mother, father, and elder brothers. She is the last child and only daughter of her parents.^{[5] [6]}

She studied physiotherapy at the University of Lagos.^{[7] [8] [9]} Osunde appeared in the film Jungle Jewel after being encouraged by her uncle to pursue acting in 2014.

Osunde's first big break was her role as Laila in MTV Shuga ,^[10] appearing in the fourth series. When the show moved to South Africa for its fifth series, Osunde was written out for a year. She returned for the sixth series when it return to Nigeria.^[11] In 2018, she starred alongside Linda Ejiofor in the second series of NdaniTV's Rumour Has It.^{[12] [13]}

Osunde was back for the seventh series of MTV Shuga's Alone Together which went out nightly featuring "lockdown" conversations between the main characters during lockdown from coronavirus.^[14] All of the filmings were done by the actors who include Lerato Walaza, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Mamarumo Marokane, and Mohau Cele.^[15]

In 2020, she was cast in Quam's Money , a sequel to the 2018 film New Money . The follow-up story follows what happens when a security guard (Quam) suddenly becomes a multi-millionaire.^[16]

In October 2023, she co-launched her beauty brand "Sanaa Beauty" which was founded with Adesua Etomi.^[17]

She attended Air Force Primary School, went on to Holy Child college for her secondary school education, and had her tertiary education at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos.^[18] In 2019, Osunde graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in physiotherapy.^[19] Osunde joined the mandatory National Youth Service Corps orientation program and uploaded a picture of herself participating in the program.^[20]

• Jungle Jewel (2013)
• Esohe (2017) as Esohe
• Stellar (2016) as Chinemerem
• My Wife & I (2017) Ireti Akinyele
• Isoken (2017) as Osato
• New Money (2018) as Toun Odumosu
• Lionheart (2018) as Onyinye
• The Delivery Boy (2018) as Nkem
• Quam's Money (2020) as Toun Odumosu
• This Lady Called Life (2020) as Toke
• Detour (2021) as Tari
• Akoni (2021) as Aretta
• The Reset (2022) as Rita
• Water and Garri (2024) as Stephany
• Hijack '93 (2024) as Temitope

• Official website
• Jemima Osunde at IMDb