Stephanie Tum is a Cameroonian actress, model and a philanthropist. She is known in the

Cinema of Cameroon The cinema of Cameroon includes French and English-language filmmaking. The Anglophone film industry is sometimes known as Collywood. History In 1919, the movie ''Haut-Commissariat de la République française au Cameroun'' was shot in the Fr ...

for the movie Pink Poison in 2011 produced by

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and as a humanitarian for her campaign dubbed GirlsAndHygiene. She was nominated for best Social Media Campaign for Mental Health Awareness at the Bonteh Digital Awards, most Influential Young Cameroonian below the age of 40 in the category of entertainment by Avance Media & COSDEF Group in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

Career

Stephanie, started her acting career in 2009 and quit the screen until her return in 2013 in the movie "Viri" according to an interview with celebrity website Dcodedtv, she explains her reason for the long break: She recently starred in the

in Shrill and Little Cindy movies in 2018. The same year, she launched ''EMBI'' Company Ltd for movie production and a charity foundation to sensitize young women on

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, free sanitary pads distribution to young girls and according to a publication by Journal du Cameroun her foundation will distribute 10.000 sanitary pad by the end of 2019 in the

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Anglophone communities. In 2010 to 2015 she was the brand ambassador for Activ Clear. She was listed amongst the most influential Cameroonians between 15–49 years in the category of entertainment by Avance Media & COSDEF Group 2018 edition and Best Social Media Campaign for Mental Health Awareness by Bonteh Digital Awards.

Personal life

The Pink Poison actress is a mother of two boys.

Filmography

*''Pink Poison'' (2011) with

*''Viri'' (As a Cocky lawyer) 2013. *''Shrill'' (As a slay queen) *''Little Cindy'' (2017) *''The Giant Broom'' *'' The Planters Plantation'' (2022)

Awards and recognition

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