Marie Humbert

Marie Humbert
Nationality Ghanaian/Swiss
Education Deakin University
Occupation Actress
Known for An African City
Potomanto
Adams Apples

Marie Humbert is a Ghanaian and Swiss actress. She received nominations at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards for best supporting actress.[1]

Career

Humbert played "Vivian" in Adams Apples 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.[2][3] 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 Meryl Streep as industry professionals that inspire her.[4] At the 2016 Ghana Movie Awards, 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.[5]

Personal life

Humbert is of Ghanaian and Swiss origin. She studied theatre arts at Cours Florent in Paris where she received ‘The Lesley Chatterley’ prize for best actress in 2009. Prior to that, She received a bachelor of arts from Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, majoring in Drama. She is fluent in English and French.[3]

References

  1. ↑ admin (April 3, 2014). "FACES AT AMAA NOMINEES UNVEILING PARTY". Best of Nollywood Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ admin (December 3, 2014). "Yvonne Nelson, Jackie Appiah, Joselyn Dumas, 2 others battle for best actress". Pulse. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 reporter (June 15, 2014). "I don't regret acting - Marie Humbert". Ghanaweb. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ reporter (July 23, 2014). "BN #WCW – Woman Crush Wednesday: Marie Humbert of "An African City"". BellaNaija. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Zylofon Media To Host Ghana Movie Awards 2016 Nominees Party". peacefmonline.com. November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
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