Carol King (actress)

Carol King (born 24 July 1963) is a Nigerian actress, thespian and presenter best known for her role as "Jumoke" in the TV series Everyday People. Known for her "motherly role" in TV dramas, Carol has featured in several soap operas and movies including The Gods Are Still Not To Blame and Dazzling Mirage, a 2014 drama film directed by Tunde Kelani.

Early life and education
Born in Lagos, in then Western Nigeria to Edo-born parents, Carol attended St. Soweto Primary School Lagos where she completed her basic education and Awori Anglican Comprehensive High School Lagos where she completed her secondary school education. She proceeded to obtain a Diploma in Insurance at Ahmadu Bello University before being awarded a bachelor's degree in Christian Religious Studies at Lagos State University.

Personal life
Caroline King currently resides in Lagos State and is married to Captain Kolawole King, with whom she has two children. This is after her failed first marriage with Nsolo, with whom she has one child. On 3 November 2015, speaking with Motherhood In-Style Magazine, she unveiled the names of her children, as follows: “My first son is Ikem, Ikemefuna Nsolo, he’s 30. My second son is Abdulqudus King, we call him Qudus, he’s 22. My daughter, Sola King, her full names are Oluwasoladegbin King is 13.”

Career
Carol's acting career began after she attended an audition for a radio drama titled I Need To Know before she went on to become a household name after her role in the TV series Everyday People. She has starred in several stage plays, dramas, and movies including Dazzling Mirage, Pasito Dehinde, and The Gods Are Still Not To Blame. In recognition for her role in the advancement of the film industry, Carol was awarded with "African Youth Role Model Award" in 2009.

TV series

 * I Need To Know
 * Everyday People
 * Tinsel
 * Edge of Paradise (2006) as Asabe
 * Blaze of Glory
 * Eko Law
 * Emerald
 * Skinny Girl In Transit
 * Far From Home (2022) as Principal Gemade
 * Wura

Stage drama

 * V-Monologues
 * Ajayi Crowther
 * Five Maidens of Fadaka
 * Prison Chronicles
 * The Wives

Films

 * Pasito Dehinde
 * Dazzling Mirage (2014) as Lola
 * For Colored Girls
 * The Gods Are Still Not To Blame
 * Journey To Self (2012) as Stella
 * North East (2016) as Ifeoma Okafor
 * A Naija Christmas (2021) as Deaconess Fakorede