Bukky ajayi biography for kids
Bukky ajayi biography for kids
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Bukky Ajayi
Nigerian actress
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| Born | (1934-02-02)February 2, 1934 |
| Died | July 6, 2016(2016-07-06) (aged 82) Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Other names | Zainab Bukky Ajayi |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–2014 |
Zainab Bukky AjayiListenⓘ (2 February 1934 – 6 July 2016) was a Nigerian actress.[1]
Life and career
Bukky Ajayi was born and raised in Nigeria but completed her higher education in England, United Kingdom with the support of a federal government scholarship.
In 1965, she left England for Nigeria where her career began as a presenter and newscaster for Nigerian Television Authority in 1966.[2] Ajayi made her film debut in the television series Village Headmaster during the '70s before she went on to feature in Checkmate, a Nigeria television series that aired in the early 1990s.
During her acting career, she featured in several films and television series in