Nigerian Nollywood actress, Olajumoke Amoke Olatunde George commonly known as Jumoke George has disclosed the reason for her 14 years absence from the movie industry. The actress revealed this during an interview on Oyinmomo TV.
Talking about the challenges she has faced in her career, Jumoke George stated that her dark complexion and refusal to exchange sex for roles led to her absence in the industry.
“My dark complexion was not the only setback I faced in my career. Another reason why I did not get movie roles for like 14 years is my refusal to sleep around. When directors complained that I was too dark and I would tell them to add lightning to the scene to make me look lighter.
“You can’t push me to do something I do not want to do. I will glow with this skin till old age and do not forget, black does not crack. I started having issues when about 20 to 30 executives wanted sex in exchange for roles.
“And i said, as long as God exists, I would not find myself in such space. I didn’t get any movie roles for three years, and I did not understand what was happening until the day I saw one of our directors at Feminine Cafe at LTV 8, and asked him why he no longer called me for work.
“He then told me that their group of directors have decided not to give me roles and I was like why? He said it was because you refused to sleep with them. I just started crying and when I got home, I prayed to God to take control.” She further said.
Jumoke George started her acting career at the age of 8 as she was introduced to the stage drama on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Ibadan by her father’s friend, and later in the year 1974, she was also enrolled into a drama troupe at the same NTA Ibadan. She later met Comrade Victor Ashaolu who introduced her to the Yoruba movie industry in 1982, and since then she has been featured in both Yoruba and English films.
The actress has featured in several home videos, cinemas, and soap opera. They include
The Wedding Party (2016), My Wife & I (2017), King of Boys (2018), Love Castle (2021) and Convicted (2019).
