5 things you Need To Know About Joke Silva

September 29, 2015, is the birthday of Veteran Actress Joke Silva, and here are 5 things you need to know about the popular actress.
1. The actress was born September 29, 1961, into a family of four children in Lagos Nigeria.

2.  She attended Holy Child College in Lagos, after which she studied English at the University of Lagos. She then relocated to England and studied drama at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

3. Joke Silva has starred in several films and television series of both English and Yoruba languages, some which include Secret Laughter of Women, 30 Days, Letters to a Stranger, Widow’s Cot, For Coloured Girls and the Africa Movie Academy Award-nominated films White Waters and The Amazing Grace. Joke will also star in the upcoming ‘The Audrey Silva Company (TASC) film titled ‘La Femme Anjola.’

4. Joke Silva is married to the veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs. The two who met in 1981 and married in 1985, are blessed with two children.

5. She is a co-founder of Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA), a performing arts educational institution which delivers teaching and practical based training of international quality and capacity.