Jemima Osunde is a Nigerian actress, model, and presenter. She gained exposure after playing Leila in the television series Shuga
Age
Jemima Osunde was born 30 April 1996. She is 28 years old. She is an Edo State native. She grew up with her mother, father, and older brothers. She is the last child and only daughter of her parents.
Career
She studied physiotherapy at the University of Lagos. 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, 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. In 2018, she starred alongside Linda Ejiofor in the second series of NdaniTV’s Rumour Has It.
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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. All of the filmings were done by the actors who include Lerato Walaza, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Mamarumo Marokane, and Mohau Cele.
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.
In October 2023, she co-launched her beauty brand “Sanaa Beauty” which was founded with Adesua Etomi.
Fight for life
Jemima Osunde has shared her health battle, revealing that she has been fighting for her life after consuming contaminated food.
Taking to her X account on Thursday, Osunde disclosed that she got Helicobacter pylori, a type of bacteria that infects the stomach after her involvement in a project in Ibadan.
According to her, she has been battling with gastroesophageal reflux disease ever since.
“I’ve never regretted anything the way I regret taking that job and going with them to Ibadan to shoot under their care.
“Got H. pylori from set food and the aftermath GERD has left me fighting for my life the last three years,” she penned.
“The past month has really been something. sigh. My own stomach is my greatest op. Actually, my entire GIT,” Osunde added.
Net Worth
Jemima is currently one of the richest and most influential actresses in Nigeria, with an estimated net worth of $200,000