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Joke Silva Biography – Age, Early Life, Education, Family and Net Worth

October 8, 2022

Joke Silva, MFR is a Nigerian actress, movie director, and businesswoman born on the 29th of September 1961 in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.

She is the wife of veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs. The union is blessed with two kids who have been married since 1989.

Full Name	Joke Silva MFR
Date of Birth	September 29, 1961
Place of Birth	Lagos
State of Origin	Lagos State
Nationality	Nigerian
Occupation	Actress
Husband/Spouse	Olu Jacobs
Children	2
Net Worth	$1 Million

Joke Silva Biography

Adejoke Silva, MFR is a Nigerian actress, movie director, and businesswoman born on the 29th of September 1961 in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.

Joke Silva Early Life

Silva was born in Lagos, Nigeria into a Saro/Amaro family of four children. Her mother was the pioneering doctor Adebimbola Silva, She died in July 2015.

Her father, Chief Emmanuel Afolabi Silva, was a lawyer and her great-grandfathers were the prominent Colonial Nigerians Charles Phillips and Samuel Herbert Pearse.

Joke Silva Education

Silva did her secondary education at Holy Child College in Lagos. She is a graduate of the University of Lagos where she studied English.

After completing her secondary education, she then proceeded to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Silva began her career in film in the early 1990s.

Joke Silva Career

Joke Silva’s movie career began in the early 1990s. She featured in films and TV series in English and the Yoruba language.

One of her earliest movies was Mind Bending, an English movie that was released in 1990. The actress was also featured in the movie, Owulorojo in 1993 and Violated in 1995.

In 1998, she starred in the British-Canadian film, The Secret Laughter of Women where she starred alongside Colin Firth and Nia Long. She played the role of Nene in the movie.

In 2002, Silva featured alongside Bimbo Akintola in the movie, Keeping Faith. That same year, the actress co-produced and starred in The Kingmaker with Olu Jacobs.

Some of her other movies include A Husband’s Wife (2003), Shylock (2004), and A Past Came Calling (2004). The actress won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2006 at the 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards for her performance in Women’s Cot.

Joke Silva Movies

Since she began acting, Joke has featured in several movies and it is still counting. Some of those movies are;

The Secret
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2017)
Potato Potahto (2017)
Chief Daddy (2018)
Diamonds in the Sky (2019)
Two Weeks in Lagos (2019)
Namaste Wahala (2021)
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke
Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman (2022)

Joke Silva Family

Silva is married to veteran actor Olu Jacobs and their union is blessed with two children. The couple met in 1981 at the National Theatre, Lagos during the 21st Independence anniversary.

Joke Silva Husband

WHo is the husband of Joke SIlva? Pa Olu Jacobs is the husband of veteran Nigerian actress, Olu Jacobs. Joke and Olu got married in 1989 and their union is blessed with two children.

Joke Silva Children

How many children does Joke SIlva have? Joke Silva has two children. They are Olusola and Olugbenga, the duo are both males.

Joke Silva Mother

Who is the other of Joke Silva? The mother of Joke Silva was Mrs Adebimbola Silva. She was a medical doctor. Adebimbola is late, she died in July 2015.

Joke Silva Father

Who is the father of Joke Silva? The father of Joke Silva was Chief Emmanuel Afolabi Silva. He was a lawyer and her great-grandfathers were the prominent Colonial Nigerians Charles Phillips and Samuel Herbert Pearse.

Joke Silva Awards

Joke Silva has gotten several awards since she started acting. Some of her awards and recognition include:

Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards (2006)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards (2008)
EMOTAN Award by the African Independent Television (AIT)
Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) (2014)
SOLIDRA Award for Visual Art

Joke Silva Instagram

Joke is an active user of Instagram where she connects and interacts with her teeming followers. She has 836K followers with a handle @ajokesilva.

Joke Silva Net Worth

Joke Silva’s net worth is estimated to worth about 1 million dollars.