Fathia Williams Balogun (born February
5, 1969) is a Nigerian actress, film-
maker, producer and director.
EARLY LIFE
She was born on February 1969 at Ukwara, water
side local government area of Delta State,
southern Nigeria into a polygamous
family of 9. Fathia Williams attended the
Maryland Primary School and Maryland
Comprehensive High School in Lagos
state, where she obtained the West
African School Certificate before she
proceeded to Kwara State Polytechnic
where she received a diploma certificate.
ÀCTING CAREER
Fathia Balogun started her career as an
actress at an early age. She has starred,
produced and directed several Nigerian
films over the years. In 2008, she won
the Africa movie Academy Award for the
Most Outstanding Actress Indigenous
and her movie Iranse Aje won the best
indigenous film of the year.
On April 2014, she won the Africa Movie
Academy Award, having emerged as best
actress of the year alongside with
Odunlade Adekola who emerged as best
actor of the year.
Faithia Balogun also won the Best
Indigenous Language: Yoruba award for
the work done in the film Iya Alalake at
the 2015 Africa-Magic Viewers’ Choice
Awards AMVCA.
MARRIAGE LIFE
Fathia got married to Saheed Balogun in
the early stage of her career and the
union was blessed with three kids before
their marriage hit the rocks.
None of them have openly revealed the
reason behind the collapse of their
marriage but Fathia insists she is
married to Saheed even though the actor
has gone on to marry another wife.
ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR
Most Outstanding Actress Indigenous
(2008)
Best Indigenous Language at the 2015
Africa-Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards
AMVCA
AMVCA Best Local Language Yoruba
(2015) and many more.
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