Adunni Ade

Adunni Ade is a Nigerian American actress and model. She was born on the 7th of June 1976 in Queens, New York to a German American mother and a Nigerian father from Lagos. Adunni Ade was born in Queens, New York to a German-Irish mother and a Yoruba Nigerian father. She is a Nollywood Actress, Film maker and fashion enthusiast. She returned to Nigeria when she was a year and a half old with her parents to attend her grandfather's burial. She was brought up in Lagos State, Nigeria by her father till she was in her late teens and moved back to the United States for her university education. She attended the Chrisland primary school, Opebi, Lagos State, where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate. She obtained her Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) at the Bells Comprehensive Secondary School Ota, Ogun State. Her Lagos-based father, who is also a successful businessman inspired her to study accounting. Adunni Ade studied accounting at the University of Kentucky. Prior to her return to Nigeria, Adunni Ade worked with the State of Kentucky in the Housing sector providing living assistance and also the State of Maryland in the Medical Insurance department providing medical insurance (Medicare and Medicaid) to those in need