Tana Adelana

Category: Nigerian Actors & Celebrities



Christiana Nkemdilim Adelana popularly known as Tana Adelana was born on 24 December 1984. She is a Nollywood actress, producer, model, TV presenter and an entrepreneur. She won the Best Supporting Actress Category of CITY People's Movie Awards 2017 and was the 2011 winner of the on-Air personality of the year (TV) at the future Awards, and the 2005 Grind Awards winner. She is of Igbo descent from Nara Unateze in Nkanu East LGA of Enugu State. Her family name is Egbo.

Adelana was born into a traditional Catholic royal family in the 1980s. The last in a family of ten. She attended Treasure Land Nursery and Primary School in Surulere for her primary education, and St. Francis Catholic Secondary School in Idimu, Lagos.

Tana graduated from the University of Lagos Nigeria where she obtained a B.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planning. Thereafter a diploma certificate in makeup and style from the makeup art school London (South African campus). She later attended the Metropolitan School of Business and Management United Kingdom and earned a special executive master's certificate in Leadership and Management from the Metropolitan.




Tana Adelana is happily married to Femi Adelana, her long-term boyfriend. The couple has been dating for 14 years and got married on 11 September 2007. The union has produced two children.

The actress admitted that she never had a formula for finding the proper partner, but she did eventually marry a decent man who loves her completely. She has managed to keep her marriage scandal-free throughout the years, and she is known for keeping her family out of the spotlight.


Tana Adelana is a proud mother of two. Little is known about her children because she withholds information about them from the media. Her daughter was born on 25 October 2009, according to sources seen by DNB Stories Africa.




Tana came into the spotlight as an OAP after auditioning for MTN Y’Hello TV Show in 2002. She is also the first Nigerian on Channel O as a TV Presenter made her introduction by acting in TV series, Disclosure. She started her firm production, Tana Adelana Productions in July 2013. One of her movies titled Quicksand, which features Ufuoma Ejenobor, Chelsea Eze, Wale Macaulay, Anthony Monjaro, Femi Jacobs, and other performing artists.

Awards and nominationsWinner - 2011 On Air personality of The Year, TV (The Future Awards Africa)
Winner - 2017 Best Supporting Actress (City People Movie Awards)
Winner - 2018 Best Actress in a Lead Role - English (Best of Nollywood Awards)
Nominated - 2019 Best Supporting Actress – English Nominated

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