I’m Tired Of Acting Schoolgirl Roles – Tomi Ojo

Nollywood actress Tomi Ojo has said that she is tired of playing schoolgirl roles in movies. She recently had her say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, she is currently looking at taking more mature roles and playing more action-driven characters because she needs to challenge herself as an actress.

Ojo added that she featured in an epic Yoruba movie last year, and she is extremely proud of her performance.

Her words, “I am positioning myself for stronger, more mature roles, such as epic heroines, psychological thrillers, action-driven characters. I am done with schoolgirl roles. I want challenging, non-basic characters, and I’m already stepping into that space.

Action films like ‘The Woman King’ or ‘Avengers’. I’d also love to play royalty in deep, culturally rich epic stories, as well as explore horror. I haven’t done that yet, and I’m excited by the idea.

In December 2025, I worked on an epic film that pushed me physically and mentally. I played a strong yet soft character and spoke old Yoruba, with the help of a language coach. It was demanding, but I’m incredibly proud of it.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.