Everything You Should Know About Nigerian Actress, Dayo Amusa

Dayo Amusa is a Nigerian actress, singer, and businesswoman.

We are sharing several things you should know about her to celebrate her on this special day.

Early Life

Born on July 20, 1984, as the first child in a family of five, Temidayo Amusa grew up in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria along with her mother Mrs Abiola Amusa, a businesswoman, and her father Mr Kolawole Rasheed Amusa an Engineer before retiring.

She attended Kenny-Tee Private School in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria, and her Junior Secondary School at Mayflower Secondary School in Ikenne Remo, Ogun State.

She went ahead to finish her Senior Secondary School at Mamak Secondary School Sagamu, Ogun State.

Dayo Amusa has a National Diploma in Food Science and Technology from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria.

Career and Business

Dayo Amusa kicked off her acting career in 2002. In 2006 she sojourned into movie production and within a short time in the Yoruba sector of Nollywood, she made a positive impact.

Although she features mostly in Yoruba language films of Nollywood, she has also acted in a few English language films.

Dayo is not just an actor but also a singer and business owner. She is the proprietress of PayDab Schools which has two locations in Ibadan and Lagos. Some of her songs include ‘Igbese’, ‘Aye Mi’ and ‘I Go Blow My Mind’.

Achievements

In 2013, Dayo won the Best Lead Actress at the Best of Nollywood Awards and the Best Film Award for her 2014 film Unforgivable at the Yoruba Movie Academy Awards.