Lisa Omorodion

Omorodion was born on 27 April 1990, in London. Her father, who is of Edo descent is an Engineer and the founder of Hensmor Oil and Gas and her mother is a lawyer. She is the fifth of six children.

Omorodion attended Corona Primary School in Lagos, Nigeria. While in Primary school, she joined the school's drama club, where her passion for the arts was ignited. Thereafter, she attended Command Secondary School for three years and then Atlantic Hall, Poka Epe Secondary School for her senior secondary school years where she was also a part of the drama club; she then attended the University of Lagos, where she obtained a Bachelor's degree in Economics.Omorodion produced and starred in her debut feature film First Cut in 2013. The film was noted for creating social awareness on sensitive issues such as rape and domestic violence. In the same year, she founded Platinum Studios, a Nigerian Film Production company. Since then, she has produced and starred in other movies such as Schemers (2015), The Inn (2016) Karma is Bae (2017). She made her small screen acting debut in the Obi Emelonye directed series The Calabash in 2014, in 2015, she began starring as Folakemi in the critically acclaimed television series Skinny Girl in Transit produced by Ndani TV.