Fryat Yemane (

Tigrigna (; also spelled Tigrigna) is an Ethio-Semitic language commonly spoken Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples. It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions. History and literature ...

: ፍርያት የማነ; born 1 October 1991) is an

Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

actress, television host and model. Fryat was nominated best actress of the year on Leza Art Award for her performance on ''Wefe Komech'', 2016 film. Fryat has been nominated best actress of the year on Ethio Zodiac Award for her performance in the film ''Maya'' (2017) and recently awarded for best independent actress on Hollywood Africa Prestigious Award (2017) for her performance in the film titled ''Begize''. Fryat made her screen debut in ''Gudegna Nech'' (2014).

Personal life

Born in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

, Fryat is the daughter of Yemane Gebremeskel and her mother Sesen. Her parents used to reside in

Gondar Gondar, also spelled Gonder (Amharic: ጎንደር, ''Gonder'' or ''Gondär''; formerly , ''Gʷandar'' or ''Gʷender''), is a city and woreda in Ethiopia. Located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Lake Tana on t ...

, where they lived due to work. Fryat was born and stayed in

until they moved back to their hometown

Mekelle Mekelle ( ti, መቐለ, am, መቀሌ, mäqälle, mek’elē) or Mekele is a List of zones of Ethiopia, special zone and capital city, capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Mekelle was formerly the capital of Enderta province, Enderta Awrajj ...

. Fryat has a Bachelor of Art degree in

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from

Hawassa University Hawassa University (HU) ( am, ሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a residential national university in Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education admits qualif ...

. Currently Fryat lives in

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

, where she works and runs a restaurant with foreign and native cuisine.

Career

Fryat's performance in ''Gudegna Nech'' brought her initial attention. From 11 September 2017, Fryat appeared on TV show on EBS TV where she co-hosts with Asfaw Meshesha. She also recently started her own business in traditional clothing sector called "DirMug by Fryat".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yemane, Fryat 1991 births Living people Ethiopian film actresses People from Mekelle Ethiopian female models 21st-century Ethiopian actresses Hawassa University alumni