Mercy Aigbe is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, and producer. In this article, You are going to discover interesting facts about Mercy Aigbe — her birthday (age), career, net worth, awards, and several other facts.

Mercy is known both for roles in Yoruba and English movies.

Early life & education

Mercy Aigbe hails from Edo State, Nigeria. She was born into the family of Pa Aigbe and Mrs. Abisola Grace Owodunni. She is the second child out of three children.

She did her primary education at Saint Francis primary school and attended Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School Ikeja, Lagos for her secondary education.

Mercy went further to obtain an OND in Financial Studies from the Polytechnic of Ibadan, Oyo State.

She also has a degree in Theater Arts from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

Birthday & age: how old is Mercy Aigbe?

Mercy Aigbe was born on the 1^st of January 1978. Therefore, she is currently 46 years old.

If you are one of her fans, you might want to create some time to send her some good wishes on her special day.

Is Mercy Aigbe married? Any kids?

Mercy Aigbe was once married to Lanre Gentry, a hotelier. The marriage is blessed with two children. Juwon Gentry and Michelle Aigbe and three stepdaughters.

However, things didn’t turn out well for the couple. In 2017, she shared photos of herself after allegedly being assaulted by her husband.

Consequently, she separated from her husband. The separation was due to claims of domestic violence.

After the separation, she started a campaign against domestic violence.

Career

Due to her love for acting, she went to study Theatre Arts at the University of Lagos, so that she could become a professional actor.

In 2006, she became popular in movie industry with her role in the movie Ara.

She has featured in lots of movies both in yoruba and English language.

Mercy is also a businesswoman in different field. She has ventured in a good number of businesses.

In November 2014, she launched a fashion store called Mag Diva Boutique. She also has a skincare line called Flawless by Mercy, and an asoebi store called Asoebi Mercy.

Movies

Being an English and Yoruba actress, Mercy has starred in over 100 movies.

Here are some of Mercy Aigbe’s movies

• Satanic
• Ara
• Afefe Ife
• Okanjua
• Atunida Leyi
• Igberaga
• Ihamo
• Ìpèsè
• Iró funfun
• Mafisere
• Oju ife
• Omoge Osas
• Ile Oko Mii
• Victims
• The Screenplay
• Little Drops of Happy
• Flaky Ijaye
• 77 Bullets
• 200 Million
• Second Acts
• Heaven on my Mind
• Lagos Real Fake Life
• That Which Binds Us
• The Big Fat Lie
• The Reunion

Awards & nomination

Mercy Aigbe has earned several awards both in English and Yoruba movies.

Some of her awards and nomination include:

• City People Awards honoured her as the Best Actress in Yoruba.
• Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year at Links and Glitz World Awards
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Yoruba) – 2010
• Nominated as the Best Actress in an Indigenous Movie (non-English speaking language) – 2012
• Award of Excellence at the Global Leadership Awards for Excellence (GLADE) – 2012
• Best Indigenous Language (Yoruba) – 2014
• 2013 Woman of Style at the MoreKlue All Youths Awards – 2014
• Yoruba Movies Academy Awards (YMAA) nominated Mercy Aigbe for Best Actress in a Lead Role – 2014
• City People Entertainment Yoruba Movie Personality of the year – 2015
• Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year Awarded by Links and Glitz World Awards – 2015
• City People Movie Award nominee for Best Actress of the Year (Yoruba) – 2016
• Role Model Awards at the All Youths Tush Awards – 2017
• Greenview Awards nominated Mercy Aigbe for Best Supporting Actress – 2018
• Nominee for Most Searched Actress at the NET Honours – 2018
• Most Popular Actress nominee at the NET Honours – 2018
• Nominated for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Yoruba) at the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) – 2018
• Mercy Aigbe Wins Award for Most Popular Actress at the NET Honours – 2019.

Net Worth of Mercy Aigbe

Mercy Aigbe has not come out to declare her net worth. So for now, we can not state how much she is worth because there is no official information on that.

But from the look of things we can say she is amongst the most influential and richest actresses in Nollywood.

Other interesting facts about Mercy Aigbe

Mercy is a brand influencer.

In 2016, she founded the MAG School of Drama.

The school offers a 4-month training in acting, script-writing, movie making, stage management which helps upcoming actress build a solid foundation and develop their acting skills.

In December 2018, Mercy Aigbe bought a new mansion worth 200million naira. In the same year, she got herself a Toyota Prado.

At the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Mercy Aigbe’s dress earned her great applause from fashion stakeholders, which made her trend on social media.

Here’s a summary of Mercy Aigbe’s profile:

• Full name: Mercy Aigbe
• Date of birth: 1st of January 1978
• Age: 46 years old.
• State of Origin: Edo state
• Marital status: Divorced
• Years active: 2001 till present
• Nationality: Nigerian