Biography
EARLY LIFE
Lilian Byoma hails from Kaduna State, Nigeria. She is a Computer Science Graduate from the University of Abuja. She holds a Certificate in Screenwriting from Royal Arts Academy, Lagos. Lilian, popularly known as Leelee, left Kaduna and came to Lagos to fulfill her dreams in building a career doing something that makes her happy. To get rooted into the arts, she took a course in Screenwriting at Emem Isong's Royal Arts Academy, Lagos.
CAREER
Her acting career was fully launched in 2010 after she auditioned and got a role in Emem Isong's movie titled 'Catwalq'. Since then, Leelee has become unstoppable, featuring in Movies, TV series, TV shows and Stage Plays, including 'The Waiting Room', 'I'll Take My Chances', 'Hoodrush', 'Atlanta', 'Living Close to You', 'Mrs.Somebody', 'Love is not Enough', 'Knocking on Heaven's Door', 'Echoes', 'Tarzan Monologues; the Movie', 'Perfect Love', 'Spotlight', 'From the Spotlight' (2015), 'Knocking on Heaven's Door' (2014), 'How to Love' (2013), and 'The Ten Virgins' (2019). She made her stage debut in Scotland, selected by Renegade Theatre as part of a 4-man cast to perform Nigeria's first entry in the World's biggest theatre festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013, where they played out Wole Oguntokun's 'The Waiting Room'. Leelee co-produced a short film titled 'Spotlight', co-wrote 'Perfect Love', and has written quite a few scripts for television, some of which are in post-production. She co-hosted a Hausa talk show with Funky Mallam called 'Fuskar Jarumai'. Leelee believes that what makes her stand out as an actor is her unpredictability and ability to surprise everyone with every new role she gets. She is open and ready for bigger challenging roles and is yearning to shoot an action-packed movie soon.
Filmography
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Box Office
Weekly Top Grossing3 Cold Dishes
₦5,331,351.00
Gingerrr
₦12,727,775.00
Gingerrr
₦21,139,500.00
The Herd
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₦15,261,240.00
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Popularity Score
Top 100% of African actors
