Akofa Edjeani (born 20 February 1969) is a Ghanaian veteran

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actress,

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and entrepreneur. Her short film, ''Not My Daughter'' (a film about

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), won Best Short Film award at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in 2008, and ''

I Sing of a Well ''I Sing of a Well'' is a 2009 Ghanaian film directed by Leila Djansi. It stars Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jot Agyeman and Freeman Ekow. Cast *Jot Agyeman as Prince Wenambe *Akofa Edjeani Asiedu *Samuel Annang as Elder * Edna Asare as Palace Maid *Comfor ...

'', the movie she starred in and co-produced, won three awards and the Best Jury Award from African Movie Academy Awards in 2010.

Early life and education

Akofa was born on 20 February 1969 in Ghana. She had her secondary school education at

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where she started acting as a member of the school's drama club. She holds a bachelor's degree in arts from the University of Ghana Performing Arts and a certificate in PR, Marketing and advertising from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (1995). She is the sister of Constance Ama Emefa Edjeani-Afenu

Career

Edjeani is an actress by profession, she studied Performing Arts at the University of Ghana. She has acted in several Ghanaian and Nigerian-Ghanaian movies since mid 1990s. In 1995, she acted in ''For Better For Worse,'' 2015 she featured in the British-Ghanaian award-winning movie'',''

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. She was a member of the Interim Governing Council of the Ghana Culture Forum.

Personal life

Edjeani was married to Robert Asiedu for over 20 years, the couple later separated and divorced. In July 2018, she made it known in an interview with

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, on her show, The Delay Show that she was divorced but dating and planning to remarry. She has two children.

Other ventures

Edjeani runs a restaurant in Kanda,

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, as at 2016 she made it known in an interview that set up the restaurant 17 years ago to sell food to support her family.

Selected filmography

*''For Better For Worse'' 1995 *''Dirty Tears'' *''Jennifer'' *''When the Heart Decides'' *''Harvest at 17'' *''Divine Love'' *ꞌꞌExpectationsꞌꞌ *''Holby City'' *''My Mother's Heart 1&2'' *''Life in Slow Motion'' *''Pieces of Me'' *''

'' *''Children of the Mountain'' *''

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'' *''Lucky'' *'' Azali'' *''Cant Say Mother'' *''Dark Spot'' *''Fools in Love'' *''Not my Daughter'' *''

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References

External links

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Delay Interviews Akorfa EdjeaniTime with Akofa Edjeani , Breakfast Daily
Ghanaian film actresses 20th-century Ghanaian actresses 21st-century Ghanaian actresses Living people Ghanaian film producers Ghanaian women film producers 1969 births University of Ghana alumni Ghana Institute of Journalism alumni Mawuli School alumni {{Ghana-bio-stub