Lydia Forson (born 24 October 1984) is a

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ian actress, writer, and producer. In 2010 she won the

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for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Early life and education

Forson was born on 24 October 1984 in Mankessim, Ghana. She received her early education at Wilmore Elementary School in

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. At the age of nine, her family moved to Ghana, where she continued her education at

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. She also attended St. Louis Secondary School, Kumasi, where she completed her secondary school education. Forson graduated from 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 ...

, earning a bachelor's degree in English Language and Information Studies.

Career

Forson's acting career started with a cameo role in ''Hotel St. James'' (2005), ''Run Baby Run'' (2006), ''Different Shades of Blue'' (2007) and a stint in the reality show ''The Next Movie Star'' in

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(2007).

Shirley Frimpong-Manso Shirley Frimpong-Manso (born 16 March 1977) is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising production company. She won Best Director at the 6th Africa Mo ...

, CEO of Sparrow Productions, who had previously worked with her in the Ghanaian television series ''Different Shades of Blue'', brought Forson back to the screens through the movie ''Scorned''. This starring role led to her first African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination as the Best Upcoming Female Actress. In 2009, Forson starred in the award-winning ''The Perfect Picture'' by Shirley Frimpong-Manso. She has starred in ''

A Sting in a Tale ''A Sting in a Tale'' is a 2009 Ghanaian thriller film written and directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso and produced by Ken Attoh. The film won five awards at the Ghana Movie Awards in 2010, including the awards for ''Best Director'', ''Best Writing ...

'', ''Phone Swap'', ''Masquerades'', '' Keteke'', and ''

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''.

Filmography

*''Hotel St. James'' (2005) – Cameo roles *''Run Baby Run'' (2006) – Supporting role *''Different Shades of Blue'' (2007) *''The Next Movie Star Reality Show'' (2007) – Third runner-up *''Scorned'' (2008) – Lead role *''The Perfect Picture'' (2009) – Supporting role *''

'' (2009) – Lead role *''Masquerades'' (2011) *''

Phone Swap ''Phone Swap'' is a 2012 Nigerian romance comedy-drama film written by Kemi Adesoye, directed and produced by Kunle Afolayan. It stars Nse Ikpe Etim, Wale Ojo, Joke Silva, Chika Okpala, Lydia Forson and Afeez Oyetoro. The film was conceived after ...

'' (2012) *''

Kamara's Tree ''Kamara's Tree'' is a 2013 Nigerian comedy drama film, directed by Desmond Elliot, starring Desmond Elliot, Lydia Forson, Ivie Okujaye, Tessy Abubakar, Bobby Obodo, Ginnefine Kanu, Morris K Sesay and Dabota Lawson. Set and shot in Freetown, Sie ...

'' (2013) *''Scandal'' (2013) (South African series) – Aku * ''A Letter From Adam'' (2014) – Writer/Producer *''Isoken'' (2017) *'' Keteke'' (2017) - Leading role *''

'' (2018) *''Borga'' (2021)

Awards

References

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