Marie Humbert is a Swiss-Ghanaian actress. She received two nominations at the 2016 Ghana Movie Awards for best discovery and best actress, as well as at 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards for best supporting actress. She grew up in six countries with her family. Her father is Swiss French from Geneva and her mother is Ghanaian from Akim Oda, in the Eastern region.

Career

Humbert played "Ebaner" in 40 and Single, winner of the audience award for episodic pilot at the 2018 LA Film Festival and "Susan" in '' Potomanto'', which was her first feature film and got an Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role nomination and a Ghana Movie Award nomination. She played "Makena" in '' An African City'', describing her role in the film as a reflection of her personal experience of relocating to Ghana a few years ago. She describes Issa Rae and

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among others as industry professionals that inspire her. At the 2016

Ghana Movie Awards ''Ghana Movie Awards'' is an annual film award to recognise excellence in the Ghanaian film industry. The first edition was held on 25 December 2010 at the Accra International Conference Center. It’s only in 2017 that the ceremony wasn’t held ...

, Humbert received nominations for ''best actress in a drama series'' and ''discovery of the year'' categories. The award ceremony held at Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, Accra in December. Marie recently featured in the 2020 Netflix movie The Set Up.

Personal life

Humbert is of Ghanaian and Swiss origin. She studied theatre arts at

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in Paris where she received ‘The Lesley Chatterley’ prize for best actress in 2009. Prior to that, She received a Bachelor of Arts from

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in Melbourne, Australia, majoring in drama. She is fluent in English and French.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Humbert, Marie Living people Ghanaian film actresses Ghanaian people of Swiss descent Ghanaian people of French descent Deakin University alumni 21st-century Ghanaian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)