Iya Gbonkan
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Margaret Bandele Olayinka | |
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| Born | Margaret Bandele Olayinka 14 October 1958 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Iya Gbonkan |
| Occupation | Actress |
Margaret Bandele Olayinkaⓘ(born 14 September 1958), popularly known as Iya Gbonkan, is a Nigerian veteran actress,[1] who is predominantly known for her scary facial expression.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Iya Gbonkan stars mostly as a mean witch in Yoruba movies;[2] this is aided by her natural physique.[4] She hit the spotlight in the early 1970s when she featured on Pa Yemi Elebu'bon a television series by Ifa Olokun and also in Olori Emere and in Yekinni Ajileye's Koto Orun.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ City, People (24 August 2020). "Veteran Actress, IYA GBONKAN, Talks About the Story of Her Life". City People Magazine. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ a b Anjan Chatterjee; Eileen Cardilo, eds. (12 November 2021). Brain, Beauty, and Art: Essays Bringing Neuroaesthetics Into Focus. Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 9780197513620.
- ^ Harrow, K. W. (2013). "Nollywood and Its Masks: Fela, Osuofia in London, and Butler's Assujetissement". Trash: African Cinema from Below. Indiana University Press. pp. 237–265. ISBN 9780253007445. JSTOR j.ctt16gzh88.15.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ a b Olukomaiya, Funmilola (28 February 2020). "10 Nollywood Villains You Must Know". P.M. News. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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