Yahoo has listed , Omotola Jalade Ekehinde hamong ‘The Highest-Grossing Movie Stars You’ve Probably Never Heard Of’ .
The award winning Nollywood actress, is the only African on the list.
She makes the list because of her contribution to Nollywood.
‘She has over 300 film credits to her name (although most go straight to video). In her homeland she’s like a cross between Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian, with her own reality TV series following her and her family,’ Yahoo noted.
‘Though it’s nigh on impossible to determine what her box-office total is, given that the Nigerian film industry is mostly one that distributes through market stalls and street corners, it is estimated to be worth upwards of £320 million a year – and Omosexy is a Nollywood cornerstone,’ Yahoo added