Leonora Okine (born July 11, 1981) is a
Ghanaian
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
, philanthropist and business strategist.
Personal life and education
Leonora was born in
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
, Ghana. She received her early education at Bishop Joel Primary and JHS. She is an alumna of
St Mary's Senior High School, Accra, where she completed her secondary school education.
She studied Biological Science at the
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities.
The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...
, Legon, she further at Accra Business School where she earned an MBA in Project Management. She continued in 2007 to study Operations and Project Management at the
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses (Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra ...
.
Acting career
Leonora's acting career started with a guest appearance in Ghanaian television series, Different Shades of Blue (2007).
In 2012 she replaced Matilda Obaseki in the Nigerian award-winning TV Series,
Tinsel (TV series)
''Tinsel'' is a Nigerian soap opera that began airing in August 2008. On 23 May 2013, the show's 1000th episode aired. It has been called "the most successful television drama on Nigerian television in recent times".
On 21 Jan 2021, the show's 3 ...
, playing the role of Angela Dede.
She played "Malaika" in seven episodes of MTV drama series, ''
Shuga''.
She has starred in Marrying the Game, Kpians: The Feast of Souls, Love and War, In Line, Beautiful Monster, and Desperation.
Filmography
Film
*''Enemy of My Soul'' (2008)
*''Beautiful Monster'' (2010)
*''Insurgents'' (2011)
*''Blood and Chocolate'' (2012)
*''Love and War'' (2013)
*''Kpians: The Feast of Souls'' (2014)
*''In Line'' (2017)
*''Wide Awake'' (2019)
Television
*''Different Shades of Blue'' (2007)
*''Secrets'' (2009)
*''Desperation'' (2009)
*''Happy Family'' (2011)
*''
Tinsel (TV series)
''Tinsel'' is a Nigerian soap opera that began airing in August 2008. On 23 May 2013, the show's 1000th episode aired. It has been called "the most successful television drama on Nigerian television in recent times".
On 21 Jan 2021, the show's 3 ...
'' (2012)
*''5 Brides'' (2012)
*''Echoes'' (2012)
*''PEEP'' (2012)
*''
''MTV Shuga'' '' (2013)
*''Married To The Game'' (2014)
Recognition
Best Actress in TV Series category,
Golden Movie Award Africa (GMAA), 2015.
References
External links
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1981 births
Ghanaian film actresses
Living people