Sola Sobowale: Biography, net worth of veteran Nollywood actress.
Sola Sobowale's early life:
Sola Sobowale was born on December 26, 1965, in Ondo State to Joseph and Esther Olagookun. Her mother had previously served as a headmistress, and her father had retired as a principal. She was accepted to the University of Ibadan to study music after completing her primary and secondary studies. However, she ultimately decided to major in theatre arts due to her enthusiasm for acting.
Things did not go as planned for Sola, though, after her university conviction.
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Sola Sobowale's acting career:
The early stages of Sola's acting career were not easy. She first entered the field with the assistance of her brother-in-law, Tunji Oyelana, and made her acting debut in the film Sura the Tailor.
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In addition to enrolling Sola in college, Tunji Oyelana played a crucial part in her acting career. Oyelana worked as an actor, singer, and professor.
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Although Oyelana was able to persuade Sola's parents that acting was a noble vocation rather than a path to vice, they initially opposed their daughter's performance. Sola's parents thankfully gave their approval.
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The Village Headmaster, Mirror in the Sun, and the Yoruba movie Asewo To Re Mecca all featured Sola Sobowale before he became well-known. Prior to becoming well-known, Sola Sobowale appeared in The Village Headmaster, Mirror in the Sun, and the Yoruba movie Asewo To Re Mecca.
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Sola Sobowale got her start in acting by playing a variety of characters in films made by the Awada Kerikeri Group, an organization run by Adebayo Salami.
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Over the years, Sola has written, collaborated on, directed, and produced a number of Nigerian movies, including Ohun Oko Somida (2010), a movie with Adebayo Salami.
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She starred in the 2004 Nigerian drama film Dangerous Twins, which was written and directed by Niji Akanni and was produced by Tade Ogidan. In the film Family on Fire, which Tade Ogidan produced and directed, she also had a role.
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Sola Sobowale struck it rich when she was cast as Toyin Tomato in Super Story.
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However, since making a major comeback, the experienced actress has transformed from Toyin Tomato to Eniola Salami and is currently playing Laburu, the primary character in Kemi Adetiba's "King of Boys,"
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Anyone would be shocked at the radical rebranding Sola Sobowale's acting career has undergone in the six years since she left to visit her husband and children in the UK.
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Many fans have questioned how Sobowale's stage name, Toyin Tomato, came to be during the start of her Nollywood acting career.
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Why is Sola Sobowale called Toyin Tomato?
After gracing the cinema for numerous years, she earned the nickname "Toyin Tomato" after she appeared in Wale Adenuga's "Super Story" in 2001.
Toyin Adegbola, a Yoruba actress who played the lead in the film "Asewo to re Mecca," is also noted with using the stage name "Toyin Tomato."
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Fans frequently remember the character and the actress as being the same person when Nollywood actresses take on a role and perform it well.
Sola Sobowale had a 15-year vacation from acting following her career's biggest hit, which turned her into the darling of audiences, directors, and filmmakers.
Sola revealed in an interview with the Guardian Lifestyle that she gave up acting to raise her children. Even though she cherishes her work as an actor, she prioritizes her family.
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"You must be prepared to assume full responsibility as soon as you have children. My top priority is education, and that is the best legacy you can leave for your kids.
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The "Wedding Party" actress Sola Sobowale acknowledged her difficulties to balance performing and family life in another interview with Premium Times. I was unable to handle both my profession and my motherly duties at the same time because I was unable to multitask. I had to give up one in order to gain the other.
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She went on to say that because I had five kids, I have to take care of them. They received the best education before I left Nigeria 15 years ago, taking kids with me. There are now graduates with stable employment.
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Children and husband of Sola Sobowale:
Oludotun Sobowale is the husband of Sola Sobowale. Before coming to England, he served as the corporate executive director of EKO Hospital. The couple is blessed with two daughters, Taiwo and Kehinde, as well as three sons.
Five kids altogether were born to the actress and her husband. Taiwo featured in the TV show "Everyday People," according to one of the veteran actress's daughters, "but she is no longer into acting."
In every movie I've made since I was 15 years old, only my kids have appeared. I also compose all of my movie scripts with my twin girls."
Sola said that her offspring are now successful adults who have flourishing occupations in engineering, accounting, advertising, and business administration.
Ever since her return 6 years ago, the 56-year-old Nollywood veteran actress has dazzled fans with her dynamic acting experience from Mo Abudu's 2016 'The Wedding Party' which broke box office record as a highest-grossing movie; to Kemi Adetiba's 2018 'King of Boys' and 2021, 7 part series, 'Return of the King' Sola Sobowale's reinvented acting career has endeared her to leading brands in Nigeria to get endorsements.
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Sola Sobowale's Endorsements:
For the telecom giant Globacom in Nigeria, Sola Sobiwale serves as a brand ambassador. She represents brands such as Unity Bank and Mouka Foams etc.
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Sola Sobowale's net worth:
Sola Sobowale is one of the wealthiest actors in Nigeria thanks to her work as a filmmaker, which has brought her a sizable sum of money. Other endorsement deals she has signed are also credited with helping her career succeed. Approximately $600,000 is thought to be her net worth.
She has performed in both Nollywood English and Nollywood Yoruba films, and depending on the part, she can earn anywhere from 500,000 to 1,500,000 for every movie.
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I chose to honor you today for your outstanding accomplishment as an ICON who has influenced Nigerian youths through your charitable way of life which has distinguished you from your peers. Due to your commitment, tenacity, and resilience in your chosen sector, which led to the success we're celebrating today, you serve as an inspiration to many Nigerians both at home and abroad.
You're such an epitome of beauty and embodiment of great virtues.
Sola Sobowale Omo Yoruba Atata
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