Lydia Forson

human
Sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	Ghana
Name in native language	Lydia Forson
Given name	Lydia
Family name	Forson
Date of birth	24 October 1984
Place dem born am	Mankessim
Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign	English, Fante
Occupation	actor, writer, film producer
Educate for	University of Ghana, St. Louis Senior High School, Akosombo International School
Academic degree	bachelor's degree
Academic major	English studies, information science
Work period (start)	2005
Award dem receive	Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Ghana Movie Awards
Personal pronoun	L484, L305213

Lydia Forson (dem born am 24 October 1984) be Ghanaian actress, writer, den producer. For 2010 inside she chop de African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Ein early life den education[edit | edit source]

Dem born Forson for 24 October 1984^[1] for Mankessim, wey dey central region for Ghana.^[2] She start school for Wilmore Elementary School wey dey Kentucky. De time she chop nine, ein family move come Ghana, wey she continue ein education for Akosombo International School. She sanso attend St. Louis Secondary School, Kumasi wer she plete ein secondary school education. Forson graduate University of Ghana, she earn bachelor's degree for English Language den Information Studies.^[3]

Ein career[edit | edit source]

Forson ein acting career start plus cameo role for Hotel St. James (2005) inside, Run Baby Run (2006), Different Shades of Blue (2007) den stint for de reality show The Next Movie Star for Nigeria (2007) inside. Shirley Frimpong-Manso, CEO for Sparrow Productions, wey she previously job plus for de Ghanaian television series Different Shades of Blue inside, wey she bring back Forson come de screens thru de movie Scorned.^[4] Dis starring role lead am make she get ein first African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination as de Best Upcoming Female Actress.^[5]

For 2009 inside, Forson star for Shirley Frimpong-Manso ein award-winning The Perfect Picture.^[6] She star for A Sting in a Tale, Phone Swap, Masquerades, Keteke, den Sidechic Gang inside.^[7]

Ein filmography[edit | edit source]

Hotel St. James (2005) – Cameo roles
Run Baby Run (2006) – Supporting role^[8]
Different Shades of Blue (2007)
The Next Movie Star Reality Show (2007) – Third runner-up
Scorned (2008) – Lead role
The Perfect Picture (2009) – She dey support role^[9]
A Sting in a Tale (2009) – Lead role^[10]
Masquerades (2011)
Phone Swap (2012)^[11]
Kamara's Tree (2013)
Scandal (2013) (South African series) – Aku^[12]
A Letter From Adam (2014) – Writer/Producer^[13]^[14]
Isoken (2017)^[15]
Keteke (2017) - she dey lead role^[16]
Sidechic Gang (2018)^[17]
Borga (2021)^[18]

Ein awards[edit | edit source]

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2009	African Movie Academy Award	Best Actress for Supporting Role inside (Borga)	Dem nominate am	^[19]
2010	African Movie Academy Award	Best Actress for lead role inside	Chop	^[20]^[21]
2012	Ghana Movie Awards	Best Screenplay (In The Cupboard)	Chop	^[22]
2015	Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Best Comedic Act	Dem nominate am	^[23]
	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Actress for Comedy inside	Dem nominate am	^[24]
	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Writer (Comedy)	Dem nominate am	^[24]
	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Actress for de Year (Africa)	Dem nominate am	^[25]
2017	African Movie Academy Award	Best Actress for lead role inside	Dem nominate am	^[26]
2018	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Chop	^[27]
2020	People's Choice Awards		Dem nominate am	^[28]
2022	Entertainment Achievement Awards	Female Actor for de Year	Chop	^[29]

References[edit | edit source]

[1] ttps://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/201210/142173.php

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20201019115845/https://irokotv.com/actors/1180/lydia-forson

[3] ttps://buzzghana.com/lydia-forson-biography-profile/

[4] ttps://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2010/07/23/lydia-forson-in-focus-photos/

[5] ttps://yen.com.gh/177783-lydia-forson-biography-married-parents-movies-net-worth.html

[6] ttp://www.jamati.com/online/film/shirley-frimpong-manso%E2%80%99s-perfect-picture/

[7] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/covid-19-use-traditional-rulers-to-fight-it-lydia-forson.html#&ts=undefined

[8] ttps://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/12651/lydia-forson-in-focus-photos.html

[9] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1929410/

[10] ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm3754607/

[11] ttps://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=215333

[12] ttps://www.etvghana.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=3122%3Alydia-forson-on-etvs-scandal&catid=96%3Aetvgh-blog-news&Itemid=484

[13] ttps://www.bellanaija.com/2014/10/lydia-forson-presents-a-letter-from-adam-watch-the-trailer-get-the-scoop/

[14] ttps://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/a-letter-from-adam-watch-movie-review-by-adenike-adebayo/85d13tf

[15] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt6685776/

[16] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt7613260/

[17] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt7859254/

[18] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt5492808/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[19] ttps://www.myjoyonline.com/africa-movie-academy-awards-borga-tops-nomination-list-road-to-my-fathers-compound-lands-5-nods/

[20] ttp://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2009

[21] ttps://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/04/30/african.movie.awards/index.html

[22] ttps://citifmonline.com/2017/10/movie-producer-asked-to-see-my-breast-for-a-role-lydia-forson/

[23] ttps://goldenicons.com/nominations-announced-for-2015-golden-icons-academy-movie-awards-giama/

[24] ttp://www.dstv.com/News/AMVCA-nominees-announced/111365

[25] ttps://www.okayafrica.com/nigeria-entertainment-awards-nominees-2015/

[26] ttps://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Lydia-Forson-misses-Best-Actress-in-Leading-Role-at-2017-AMMA-559712

[27] ttps://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Lydia-Forson-Adjetey-Anang-make-Ghana-proud-at-2018-AMVCA-681903

[28] ttps://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/sho-madjozi-and-thuso-mbedu-among-nominees-for-e-peoples-choice-awards-4aab0d63-7f25-43b5-99e4-0f11e3a80d8a

[29] ttps://citinewsroom.com/2022/02/full-list-of-winners-at-2022-entertainment-achievement-awards/

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