Taiwo Ajai-Lycett Listenⓘ, OON (born 3 February 1941) is a Nigerian actress,[1]journalist, television presenter, and cosmetologist.

[4] Taiwo Ajai was born as the first of a set of twin girls[5] on 3 February 1941 in Lagos, Western Region of Colonial Nigeria,[6] her father was of Awori heritage.

[12] Her acting debut was in December 1966 in Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel, a two-act comedy directed by William Gaskill at the Royal Court Theatre in London.

In 1973, she was in Amadu Maddy's play Life Everlasting at the Africa Centre, London, and later in the year, she was in Peter Nichols' The National Health during the Festival of British Theatre.

A 2016 action thriller film, Oloibiri was directed by Curtis Graham, produced by Rogers Ofime and starred, in addition to Ajai-Lycett, Olu Jacobs, and Richard Mofe Damijo.

Produced by: Rogers Ofime Directed by: Curtis Graham In 1975, Ajai-Lycett was invited to join the staff of Africa Magazine, published by Raph Uwechue.

On 1 October 2006, she received a national award of Officer of the Order of the Niger, decorated by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.