Omotola Jalade Ekeinde

Mortal Inheritance (1996) made Jalade Ekeinde's dramatic presence central to a romance shaped by illness. Her account of being coached and marketed by Zeb Ejiro offers a useful glimpse of how Nollywood built stars, including decisions about roles, public presentation and pay. Watch her early work to understand that star system from the performance outward, rather than treating later international recognition as the point at which her career became important.