Ayo Adesanya , born on 11th August 1969 is a Nigerian film maker, actress, director and producer.
Ayo Adesanya appears in both Yoruba and English-language films.

She hails from Ijagun, Ijebu in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria. Ayo Adesanya attended St Anne’s School in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State,where she completed both her primary and secondary school education and obtained both her first School Leaving Certificate and West African Senior School Certificate. She later proceeded to the University of Ibadan where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Mass communication.

Ayo Adesanya began her career in 1986, after she completed the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) In 1996, Ayo Adesanya joined the Nigerianmovie industry (Nollywood) professionally and began her professional acting career and made her first appearance on television was on Tunji Bamishigbin’s soap opera titled Palace.
 Ayo Adesanya later joined the Yoruba-language film industry, where she has featured, produced and directed several movies.