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Moyo Akandé is an actor and producer.!
Moyo Akandé
Scottish actress
Moyo Akandé is a Scottish actress.
Early life and education
Akandé grew up in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
Moyo Akandé hopes she can be an inspiration to the next generation of actors.
Her sister, Morayo Akandé is also a writer and producer.[1] As a teenager, Moyo auditioned for the Dance School of Scotland at Knightswood Secondary School and landed a place. She says: "Out of hundreds of applicants, only eight people were chosen.
But I knew that was where I belonged [...] A lot of Nigerian families would encourage their kids to become doctors or lawyers, but once my mum knew I wanted to become a performer she encouraged me all the way."[2]
Akandé trained as an actress at Arts Educational Schools, London, and graduated in 2008.[3]
Career
In 2017, Akandé produced and starred in 1745 alongside her sister.
The short film focuses on two sisters torn from their home in Nigeria for slavery, who start a perilous journey from foreign hands through the Scottish Highlands in search