Kafui Danku
Ein sex anaa gender | female ![]() |
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Ein country of citizenship | Ghana ![]() |
Name in native language | Kafui Danku ![]() |
Name wey dem give am | Kafui ![]() |
Family name | Danku ![]() |
Ein date of birth | 16 August 1982 ![]() |
Place dem born am | Ho ![]() |
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English, Ewe ![]() |
Ein occupation | actor, writer ![]() |
Educate for | University of Cape Coast, OLA Girls Senior High School ![]() |
Work period (start) | 2009 ![]() |
Notable work | 4 Play, I Do, Alvina, Thunder and Lightning ![]() |
Award e receive | City People Entertainment Awards ![]() |
Kafui Danku (born on August 16,1982)[1] be a Ghanaian actress den movie producer, dem mostly know am for ein role insyd movies such as Any Other Monday, Alvina: Thunder and Lightning, I Do, den 4Play.[2][3][4][5] She sanso be de author of de book Silence Is Not Golden.[6]
Early life den education
[edit | edit source]Na Kafui grow up insyd Ho buh ein hometown be Tanyigbe-Etoe, a town insyd de Volta Region of Ghana. She get ein basic education for de Mawuli Primary and JSS.[1] She further attend Ola Girls School insyd de Volta Region of Ghana, wey she continue ein education for de University of Cape Coast insyd de Central Region of Ghana.[4] wer na she study a Bachelor of Arts insyd English.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Kafui begin ein professional acting career for de United Nations before she enter de Ghana Movie Industry insyd 2009.[7] She sanso be an advocate, a Vlogger den former beauty queen. Na she participate insyd Miss Ghana 2004, wer she cam turn a finalist, den insyd Miss Greater Accra 2004 wer na she win de pageant.[8] She be de co-owner of ABC Limited (ABC Pictures GH), a film production company insyd Ghana.[7] Ein first movie insyd de Ghana movie industry be Agony of the Christ, plus casts like Majid Michel den Nadia Buari.[9]
Breakthru role den recognition
[edit | edit source]Kafui Danku ein personal life, particularly ein marriage to a Canadian man, na e be de subject of much public interest. Despite she face public scrutiny, particularly wey dey concern ein interracial marriage, na Kafui remain graceful den poised. Na she openly discuss de challenges of balancing ein career den family life, particularly as a mommie of two. Ein ability make she navigate dese challenges while she dey maintain a successful career further endear am to de public wey e strengthen ein image as a role model.[10][11]
Contributions to Ghanaian cinema as a producer
[edit | edit source]Insyd addition to ein acting career, Kafui Danku make significant strides as a producer. Thru ein production company, Danku Productions, she dey produce chaw successful films wey no only entertain buh san dey address important social issues. Ein work as a producer be instrumental for elevating de standard of Ghanaian cinema den dey promote am on international level. Kafui cam earn chaw awards den recognition within de industry.[12][13]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Plug, Ak (2020-11-24). "Kafui Danku Biography, Movies and Net Worth in 2023 - Afrokonnect" (in American English). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ↑ "Actress Kafui Danku has given birth". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "Trailer: Kafui Danku to premiere 'Any Other Monday' on March 4". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mawuli, David. "Kafui Danku: Actress And Producer Says, Romantic Roles In Movies Do Not Affect Her Marriage Life". Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "Kafui Danku". IMDb (in English). Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ↑ "Kafui Danku launches 'Silence Is Not Golden' book; urges women to speak out". www.ghanaweb.com. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 bigedemtimes (2022-10-28). "Kafui Danku biography". Times In Ghana (in American English). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ↑ Buckman-Owoo, Jayne (9 October 2021). "Social media for good: The Kafui Danku way". Graphic Online. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ Nyame, K (2018). Ghanaian Cinema: A Historical Perspective. Accra: Academic Press.
- ↑ Mensah, J (2019). "The Acting Prowess of Kafui Danku". The Mirror.
- ↑ Adomako, E (2022). The Rise of Kafui Danku: A Producer's Journey. Accra: Media Africa Press.
- ↑ Opoku, S (2021). "Kafui Danku: A Cinematic Force". Entertainment Today.
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- University of Cape Coast alumni
- OLA Girls Senior High School (Ho) alumni
- People wey komot Volta Region
- Ewe people
- 21st-century Ghanaian actresses
- Ghanaian film producers
- 1982 births
- Ghanaian film actresses