Mide Funmi Martins is a talented Yoruba actress, producer, director, model, brand ambassador, brand influencer, and philanthropist in Nollywood.
She is the daughter of Funmi Martins, a well-known veteran actress, and Shina Peter, a well-known Fuji musician. Her fantastic acting skills have earned her a lot of praise.
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Mide Martins Biography
She is the daughter of famous Fuji musician, Shina Peter and late prominent veteran actress, Funmi Martins. She is an indigenous of Lagos State, southwestern part of Nigeria. She was born on the 12th of April, 1979.
Mide Martins Early Life
Mide Martins was never eager to act in her early days. Nevertheless, she saw her mom as a motivation and success in the industry; which motivated her to take up the career. Sadly, her mom died of Cardiac arrest in 2002. She considers acting to retain her mom’s memory.
Mide Martins Career
She began acting after her mother’s death (died of cardiac arrest in 2002). Mide Martins began her acting career several years now. She is recognized for the roles of wife or daughter in movies. Her most challenging movie is Omo Oku Orun.
Mide Martins Movies
She has acted and created a lot of movies, some of them include:
- Eru Elenu
- Hunted Hustlers
- Area
- Omo Oku Orun
- Trust
- Oregon
- Makan Je among others.
Mide Martins Mother
Funmi Martins was a bright star of the Yoruba movie industry in the ’90s. She was born in September 1963 in Ilesa, Osun State. She is Funmi Oguntomi and spent her early life in Lagos and Ibadan. Before acting, she tried going into modeling. After that, Mide Martins’ mother took a courageous step to become an actress. In 1993, she acted her first movie, “Nemesis” directed by Fidelis Duker. Even though her career was rather short-lived, Funmi Martins was seen in dozens of movies. Her most notable films include Eto Mi, Pelumi, Ija Omode, Eru Eluru, and more.
Mide Martin’s mother was vigorously working on new films before passing away. Two weeks before her demise, Funmi was shooting a movie, “Aduro Ti Oluwa”. Earlier, Funmi was seen chilling with her colleague Foluke Daramola at the All Seasons Plaza in Lagos, and she appeared as healthy as ever.
However, on May 5, 2002, the actress began to feel ill. While she was at her Iju-Ishaga home, Funmi complained that she was feeling dizzy all of a sudden. Just next morning on May 6, 2002, Mide Martins’s mother died at the Oshuntuyi Medical Hospital in Lagos of cardiac arrest.
Mide Martins Marriage
Mide Funmi Martins is married to her mother’s manager, Afeez Owo Abiodun. Their union is blessed with two lovely daughters Anuoluwapo Abiodun and Omotola Abiodun. She unveils her baby bump at Mercy Aigbe’s birthday party. Mide went to her Instagram page to share a photo of a newborn baby which she called Prince Charming. The couple who are already blessed with two grown daughters is expecting another bundle of joy hoping to be a male.
Mide Martins Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 500,000 to 1,000,000 dollars.