Tana Adelana

Christiana Nkemdilim Adelana // ⓘ (born 24 December 1984) popularly known as Tana Adelana, is a Nollywood actress, producer, model, TV presenter and an entrepreneur. She won the Best Supporting Actress Category of CITY People's Movie Awards 2017,[1] and was the 2011 winner of the on Air personality of the year (TV) at the future Awards,[2] and the 2005 Grind Awards winner.[3] She is of Igbo descent, her family name is Egbo.[4]

Tana Adelana
Born
Christiana Nkemdilim Egbo

(1984-12-24) 24 December 1984
Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Model
  • TV presenter
  • Entrepreneur
Spouse
Femi Adelana
​
(m. 2007)​
Children2
Relatives10
Awards2017: City People Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress, 2011 The Future Awards Africa, Best of nollywood actress 2018
Websitewww.tanaadelana.com

Early life

Adelana was born into a traditional Catholic royal family in the 1980s. The last in a family of ten. She attended Treasure Land Nursery and Primary School in Surulere for her primary education, and St. Francis Catholic Secondary School in Idimu, Lagos. She is an Igbo girl from Nara Unateze in Nkanu East LGA of Enugu State.[5] Her father is no longer alive.[6]

Education

Tana graduated from the University of Lagos Nigeria where she obtained a B.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planning. Thereafter a diploma certificate in makeup and style from the makeup art school London (South African campus). She later attended the Metropolitan School of Business and Management United Kingdom and earned a special executive master's certificate in Leadership and Management from the Metropolitan.[7]

Personal life

Tana Adelana is happily married to Femi Adelana, her long-term boyfriend. The couple has been dating for 14 years and got married on 11 September 2007. The union has produced two children.[8]

The actress admitted that she never had a formula for finding the proper partner, but she did eventually marry a decent man who loves her completely. She has managed to keep her marriage scandal-free throughout the years, and she is known for keeping her family out of the spotlight.[9]

Info9jatv has earlier claimed that, Tana Adelana is a proud mother of two as of the publication of this article (November 2022). Little is known about her children because she withholds information about them from the media. Her daughter was born on 25 October 2009, according to sources seen by DNB Stories Africa.[10]

Career

Tana came into the spotlight as an OAP after auditioning for MTN Y’Hello TV Show in 2002. She is also the first Nigerian on Channel O as a TV Presenter[11] made her introduction by acting in TV series, Disclosure. She started her firm production, Tana Adelana Productions in July 2013.[12] One of her movies titled Quick Sand,[13] which features Ufuoma Ejenobor, Chelsea Eze, Wale Macaulay, Anthony Monjaro, Femi Jacobs, and other performing artists.

Awards and nominations
Year Award ceremony Prize Result Ref
2011 The Future Awards Africa On Air personality of the year (TV) Won [14]
2017 City People Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [15]
2018 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role - English Won [16]
2019 Best Supporting Actress – English Nominated [17]

Filmography
  • Mr. and Mrs. Revolution (2017)[18]
  • Body Language (2017)[19]
  • Baby daddy (2017)[20]

References
  1. "TANA ADELANA WINS CITY PEOPLE AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF 2017 - Glance Online". Glance Online. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. "The Future Awards 2009 Winners". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. "Wife, Mum, TV Host, VJ...The List Goes On - Tana Adelana tells BN how she does it! - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. Pulse Nigeria (7 July 2015), Full interview: Chat with Nollywood Actress Tana Adelana - Pulse TV One On One, retrieved 8 August 2018
  5. "Tana Adelana". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. "You remain the best, actress Tana Adelana mourns dad". Punch Newspapers. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. "Punch Newspaper - Breaking News, Nigerian News & Multimedia". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. info9jatvng (22 May 2022). "Tana Adelana Biography And Net Worth, Age, Children, Parents, Husband, Marriage, Career, State, Tribe". Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. "Full details of Tana Adelana's marriage, husband and children". DNB Stories Africa. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  10. info9jatvng (22 May 2022). "Tana Adelana Biography And Net Worth, Age, Children, Parents, Husband, Marriage, Career, State, Tribe". Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  11. "Wife, Mum, TV Host, VJ...The List Goes On - Tana Adelana tells BN how she does it! - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  12. "Wife, Mum, TV Host, VJ...The List Goes On - Tana Adelana tells BN how she does it! - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  13. AfrinollyMeets (4 July 2013), 'Quick Sand' TV Series - Behind The Scenes, retrieved 8 August 2018
  14. "TFAA 2011 Winners List - The Future Awards Africa". The Future Awards Africa. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  15. "TANA ADELANA WINS CITY PEOPLE AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF 2017 - Glance Online". Glance Online. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  16. Augoye, Jayne (10 December 2018). "BON Awards 2018: Tope Oshin, Tana Adelana win big". Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  17. Bada, Gbenga (15 December 2019). "BON Awards 2019: 'Gold Statue', Gabriel Afolayan win big at 11th edition". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  18. FP. "Mr. and Mrs. Revolution | Review & Trailer | Fried Plantains". Fried Plaintains. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  19. Royal Arts Academy TV (8 September 2017), BODY LANGUAGE TEASER LATEST 2017 MOVIE, retrieved 8 August 2018
  20. IROKOTV Nigerian Movies 2017 - Best of Nollywood [#6], retrieved 8 August 2018
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