| 词条 | Claire Edun |
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| name = Claire Edun | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1984}} | birth_place = Winchester, Hampshire, England | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = British[1] | other_names = | spouse = {{marriage|Richard Edun|2012}} separated in 2018 | residence = Portsmouth, England | occupation = {{hlist|actress|comedianne}} | years_active = 2015–present | known_for = | notable_works = }}Claire Edun, popularly known as Oyinbo Princess,[2] is a British-born Nollywood actress best known for her fluency in Nigerian Pidgin;[3] which eventually landed her a lead role in the film (ATM) Authentic Tentative Marriage, a 2016 feature film directed by Lancelot Imasuen.[4] Life and careerShe was born to British parents and had her education in the United Kingdom. Upon leaving Greece where she previously worked, she got a job as an air hostess for British Airways which eventually ignited her love for Africa and Nigeria in particular.[1][1] Edun revealed to Daily Mail that she mastered pidgin English by "watching subtitled Nigerian movies and listening to songs".[5] She rose to limelight in 2015 after she posted a video of herself on Facebook talking in fluent pidgin English which Lancelot Imasuen later saw and afterwards handed her a role in the film (ATM) Authentic Tentative Marriage,[6] where she played the role of a British girl who came to Nigeria to marry a Nigerian man who wants to live in Britain.[7] Filmography
Personal lifeShe is married to Richard Edun since 2012. Separated in 2018 [5]References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-36262236/the-english-actress-who-is-a-nigerian-film-star-in-nollywood|title=English actress who is a Nigerian film star|author=|date=11 May 2016|website=BBC News|accessdate=7 October 2017}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Edun, Claire}}{{Nigeria-actor-stub}}{{UK-actor-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Meet-Oyibo-Princess-British-ex-hostess-now-Nollywood-actress-437853|title=Meet ‘Oyibo Princess’ British ex-hostess now Nollywood actress|author=|date=11 May 2016|website=GhanaWeb.com|accessdate=7 October 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/13/claire-edun-youtube-nollywood-british-star-oyinbo-princess-nigeria|title=Nollywood's new star: meet Claire Edun AKA Nigeria's Oyinbo Princess|first=Ruth|last=Maclean|date=13 May 2016|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=7 October 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/atm-alex-ekubo-in-love-tangle-with-yvonne-jegede/|title=ATM: Alex Ekubo in love tangle with Yvonne Jegede - Vanguard News|first=Benjamin|last=Njoku|date=30 January 2016|website=Vanguard|accessdate=7 October 2017}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3587043/British-actress-dubbed-Oyinbo-Princess-film-star-Nigeria-mastering-pidgin-English.html|title=British actress is filmstar in Nigeria after mastering pidgin English|last=Spillett|first=Richard|date=12 May 2016|website=Daily Mail|accessdate=7 October 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article156155617/Eine-weisse-Prinzessin-erobert-Nigeria.html|title=Nigeria: Eine britische Stewardess ist der neue Star|first=Christian|last=Putsch|date=13 June 2016|publisher=|accessdate=7 October 2017|via=www.welt.de}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-36254611/speaking-pidgin-english-lands-actress-top-nigeria-film-role|title=Speaking Pidgin English lands actress top role|author=Martin Patience|date=10 May 2016|website=BBC News|accessdate=7 October 2017}} 5 : 1985 births|Living people|British actresses|Nigerian actresses|British expatriate actors in Nigeria |
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