07/12/2025
It been 23years you left the sinful world 👇👇👇
Actress Mide martins remembered her Late mother Funmi martins
A photo from the 1990s featuring làte funmi martins, the mother of mide martins. When it comes to listing top Yoruba movie actress late Funmi Martins will not be forgotten in a hurry
The movie actress who was born in September 1963, passed on in 2002. She was a shining star in the movie industry in her time. Giving accounts of her life before her dèmise, the dèceased carved a niche for herself in the make believe industry. Martins, early departure from earth and the movie industry though paìnful was easily gotten over soon as she left her replica, her look-alike daughter, Mide to continue from where she stopped
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LEGENDARY ACTRESS👇
She was born in September 1963 in Ilesa, Osun state as Funmi Oguntomi and spent her early life in Lagos and Ibadan. For her primary and secondary school education, the deceasèd attended Oke-Ona Primary and Grammar School, Abeokuta. From there, she was off to the Beepo Secretarial Institute where she bagged a diploma in secretarial studies. Thereafter, she did some modeling jobs before veering into acting
ACTING CAREER: In 1993, she starred in her first movie called Nèmesis directed by Fidelis Duker
This writeup(Caption) is from Ayeni Abayomi page
During her rather short-lived career, Funmi Martins managed to star in dozens of movies. Some of her most notable works include Eto Mi, Pelumi, Ija Omode, Eru Eleru and many others. Funmi Martins first Yoruba movie was done under the tutelage of veteran actor, Alhaji Adebayo Salami popularly known as Oga Bello
However, two weeks before her deàth, she was on location in Ikorodu, Lagos, working on Antar Laniyan's movie, Aduro Ti Oluwa. She was described as one of the few actresses at that time who could act in both Yoruba and English movies flàwlessly with so much pr0fessionalism. MOTHERHOOD: It was rep0rted that two months before her d£ath, she had given birth to her third and last child for Afro juju singer Sir Shina Peters. The music icon was said to be present at the naming ceremony while his band entertained the guests. She was said to have changed her name to Funmi Peters at the event, her three children were also reportedly named after Peters. Her last child was named Akanbi Ayomipo Peters. The love she shared with Sir Shina Peters was so strong that she reportedly left her former residence at 308, Agege Motor Road, Challenge Bus-Stop in Mushin for Iju-Ishaga where she could be closer to her lover
The actress is also the mother of talented actress Mide Funmi Martins-Abiodun
CAUSE OF HER D£ATH: It was said that on May 5, 2002, the actress started feeling unwèll. While she was at her Iju-Ishaga residence, Funmi complained that she was feeling dizzy all of a sudden. Without delay, she was taken to Osuntuyi Medical Hospital in Iju. After some time, her condition became stable and the actress was even able to breastfeed her youngest child. The next morning, May 6, 2002, Funmi Martins was rep0rted d£ad. Medical reports proved that her sudden d£ath was caused by càrdiac arrèst, which happened because of her rhèumatic heart disèase. Some of her closest friends claimed that there was bl00d around Funmi’s mouth when she dièd. They thought that she might not have received the best quality healthcare, so they wanted to have a full-on investigation. However, nothing substantial has come from those claims, so the cause of her dèath remained the same. Her newborn baby was handed over to her eldest daughter now actress, Mide Martins-Abiodun
Many Nigerians, especially the movie industry, went into m0urning after Funmi’s deàth. Even though her career lasted for less than a decade, she left a lasting impression on the viewers and people who worked with her
May her soul rest in peace🙏🙏🙏
