Nadia Buari (born November 21, 1982) is a

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ian actress. She received two nominations for

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at the

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Early life

Buari was born in

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, to a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian mother. She attended

Mfantsiman Girls' Secondary School Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School is an all girls second cycle institution in Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana. The school was founded in 1960 by Kwame Nkrumah, originally under the name Saltpond Girls' Secondary School. The school is ...

and then studied performing arts at the

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, graduating with a

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. Throughout her time at the

, she was actively involved in drama and dance clubs.

Career

Buari premiered on

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national television with the TV series ''Games People Play'' in late 2005. Her first major film was ''Mummy's Daughter'', after which, she starred in ''Beyonce: The President's Daughter''. Her role as "Beyonce" was her major breakthrough. Her movie career began with her playing a role in the TV series ''Games People Play'' in 2005, which she got nominated for best actress. She has starred in more than 20 movies. In 2013, she came out with her own movie called ''The Diary of Imogene Brown''.

Nollywood breakthrough and success

Buari moved from Ghanaian films to

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films around the year 2008. Her breakthrough role in Nollywood was in the film '' Beyonce &

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'' as Beyonce alongside

actress

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who played Rihanna. The film became very popular to both Ghanaian and Nigerian audience. Her other notable Nollywood films include ''Rough Rider'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''

Holding Hope ''Holding Hope'' is a 2010 Nigerian drama film written by Uduak Isong Oguamanam, produced by Emem Isong and Uche Jombo, and directed by Desmond Elliot. It stars Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo and Nadia Buari, introducing Abiola Segun Williams. It wa ...

'' and '' Single and Married''. She is also known for co-starring in films with

actor

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, which has also received attention. Films include the ''Beyonce & Rihanna'' film series, ''Hot Romance'' and ''Behind a Smile.'' In 2013, she won the Pan African Actress award at the annual Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA Awards) in

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Other work

Buari became an ambassador at Tablet India Limited (TIL) in 2013.

Personal life

In 2019, Buari revealed in an interview that she is married and has four children.

Recognitions

In 2014, Buari was awarded the Special Recognition Award at

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Filmography

*''Beyoncé — The President Daughter'' (2006) *''The Return of Beyoncé'' *''Mummy’s Daughter'' *''Darkness of Sorrow'' (2006) *''Slave to Lust'' *''In The Eyes of My Husband'' *''American Boy'' *''Wicked Intentions'' *''Tomorrow Must Wait'' *''Hidden Treasure'' *''Beyonce & Rihanna'' *''Beauty and the Beast'' (2008) *''My Last Ambition'' *''Love, Lies and Murder'' *''Secret Lie'' *''The Angle Against The Monster'' *''Heartless'' *''Last Hour Romance'' *''Under My Pillow'' *''Speechless'' *''Desperate Bride'' *''Innocent Sin'' *''Guilty Threat'' *''The Golden Lady'' *''Satanic Kingdom'' *''Rough Rider'' *''Crazy Scandal'' *''Unfaithful'' *''The Monster In Me'' *''Bad Egg'' *''Garden of Eden'' *''No More Love'' *''My Dove'' *'' Agony of Christ'' (2009) *''

Heart of Men ''Heart of Men'' (Reissued in Nollywood as ''Forbidden Fruit'' by Henrikesim Multimedia Concept for International distribution) is a 2009 Ghanaian Nigerian thriller film produced & directed by Frank Rajah Arase, and starring Majid Michel, John Du ...

'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009) *''

'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *'' Single and Married'' (2012) *''Heroes & Zeros'' (2012) *''Game Plan'' (2015) *'' American Driver'' (2017) *African Messiah > Deranged

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buari, Nadia 1982 births Living people University of Ghana alumni Ghanaian film actresses Mfantsiman Girls' Secondary School alumni Ghanaian people of Arab descent Ghanaian people of Lebanese descent