Genevieve Nnaji shines on CNN’s Connect The World!!

Nollywood sweetheart, Genevieve Nnaji keeps upping the ante every single moment. She just got a feature on CNN connect at the CNN studios in London and this got all her fans and well wishers ecstatic. Genny who has been described as the Julia Roberts of Africa and Angelina Jolie of Nigeria by foreign media was the focus of the ‘CNN Connect the World’ show hosted by Becky Anderson which is still to be aired.

According to the CNN connect post curled from CNN CONNECT THE WORLD SITE, “Nigerian actress Genevieve Nnaji has been dubbed the Julia Roberts of Africa by millions of fans on the continent and now she’s trying to make a name for herself in the west.

The 31-year-old Nigerian born Nnaji is the fourth of eight children and had the opportunity to attend the University of Lagos where she acted in a number of Nollywood production

Genevieve intends on extending her acting roles into the western world, and there’s no doubt she’ll be able to deliver. She is a fantastic and classy actress. Probably one of the finest we have in africa.

For more info on the post on Genevieve, check out CNN Connect The World. We definitely looking forward to the special on air.

Here are some behind the scenes photos of her visit to CNN London center


Nigeria has one of the world’s biggest film industries and produces even more movies each year than the United States.
The industry outputs more than 200 movies each month and is estimated to be worth more than 0 million.

Nnaji started acting at the age of eight and had her first stint in the spotlight in the television soap opera “Ripples.”

One of her first big Nollywood films was the movie “Most Wanted” and the rest is history. Nnaji went on to star in a number of highly successful movies and is generally considered to be one of the best paid actresses in Africa.”

Also below is a video clip of Genny in the CNN studios, london giving a shout out to her fans after the interview.