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Gloria Bamiloye

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Gloria Bamiloye
Born
Ilesa, Osun, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materOyo State College of Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Director
  • Dramatist
  • Evangelist
Years active1985–present
Known forGospel Films Production
SpouseMike Bamiloye
Children3, including Joshua Mike-Bamiloye

Gloria Olusola Bamiloye listenⓘ is a Nigerian dramatist, film actress, producer and director.[1] She is a co-founder of Mount Zion Drama Ministry.[2][3]

Early life

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[4] She was born on 4 February 1964 in Ilesa, a city in Osun State,[5] southwestern Nigeria. Gloria was raised a Muslim but converted to Christianity. She studied English language and religious studies at Oyo State College of Education in Ilesha. She continued her education and received teacher preparation at the Divisional Teachers Training College in Ipetumodu.[6]

Career

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She met Mike Bamiloye in 1983 and eventually married him. Together, they co-founded the Mount Zion Faith Ministry on August 5, 1985. She has starred in, directed and produced several Christian Nigerian movies and dramas.[7] In 2002, she wrote a book, The Anxiety of Single Sisters.[8]

Personal life

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Mike and Gloria first met at Oyo State College of Education in Ilesha. On October 8, 1988, they married. Gloria was 24, and Mike was 28. However, because his only employment was his full-time involvement in a theatrical ministry, the marriage went against her parents' wishes. She has three children and six grandchildren.[9]

Selected filmography

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  • Agbara nla (1992)
  • Apoti Eri
  • Just A Little Sin
  • Story Of My Life
  • Blood on the Altar (2006)
  • Wounded Heart
  • The Great Mistake
  • Busy but Guilty
  • The Haunting Shadows 1 (2005)
  • The Haunting Shadows 2 (2005)
  • The Haunting Shadows 3 (2005)
  • Broken Bridges (2012) as Rachael's Mother
  • The Mobile Prison (2015) as Ordination Pastor
  • Shackles 1 (2019)
  • Shackles 2: Fetters of Iron (2020)
  • Higher Calling (2020)
  • My Mother-in-Law 1 (2020)
  • My Mother-in-Law 2 (2020)
  • My Mother-in-Law 3 (2020)
  • My Mother-in-Law 4; episodes 1 - 4 (2021)
  • Strategies 1 (2020)
  • Strategies 2 (2020)
  • Gbemi 1 (2022)
  • Gbemi 2 (2022)
  • Magdalene (2022)
  • Stranded (2023) as Pastor's Wife
  • My Dream (2023) as Mama Tunde

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Johnson-Odesola,-Mike-Bamiloye-and-Gloria-Bamiloye". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ TOPE OLUKOLE. "I didn't reckon I'd marry Mike Bamiloye – Wife, Gloria". Newswatch Times. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ Victoria, Chukwuani (2020-09-25). "Speaking in tongues are good, but they are nothing before God without love - Gloria Bamiloye says". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. ^ "DIVISIONAL TEACHER'S TRAINING COLLEGE,IPETUMODU,OSUN STATE". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. ^ "Gloria Bamiloye biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture".
  6. ^ "I can't stop calling my husband Brother Mike –Gloria Bamiloye". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ^ YEMISI ADENIRAN. "Poverty made us eat corn three times a day Gloria Bamiloye - nigeriafilms.com". nigeriafilms.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ^ Bamiloye, Gloria (2002). The Anxiety of Single Sisters. ISBN 9789782878298. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ^ "mount zion movie, burning coles - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.


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