Akofa Edjeani Asiedu

Akofa Edjeani (born 20 February 1969) is a Ghanaian veteran film actress, producer and entrepreneur. Her short film, Not My Daughter (a film about female genital mutilation), won Best Short Film award at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in 2008, and I Sing of a Well, the movie she starred in and co-produced, won three awards and the Best Jury Award from African Movie Academy Awards in 2010.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Akofa Edjeani
Born
Akofa Edjeani

(1969-02-20) February 20, 1969
NationalityGhanaian
EducationUniversity of Ghana, Ghana Institute of Journalism
Occupation
Spouse(s)Robert Asiedu
Children2 children

Early life and education

Akofa was born on 20 February 1969 in Ghana.[7] . She holds a bachelor's degree in Arts from the University of Ghana Performing Arts and a certificate in PR, Marketing and advertising from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (1995).[8][9]

Career

She started her acting career in 1987 and made her debut in Annette and Jagger Pee TV series. She also starred in Ultimate Paradise in the 1990s. She is the owner of ''Fali's Hot Pot'', a restaurant in Accra. She was on the semi finals judges panel for the 2009 International Emmy Awards (Asia/Africa/Middle East)[1]

Production

Akofa has produced:

  • I Sing of a Well— a 2009 drama about Prince Wenambe, who hands the little kingdom of Kotengbi over to Mansa Musa.[1]

Selected filmography
  • For Better For Worse 1995
  • Divine Love
  • Holby City
  • My Mother's Heart 1&2
  • Life in Slow Motion
  • Pieces of Me
  • The Cursed Ones
  • Children of the Mountain
  • Sidechic Gang
  • Lucky
  • Azali
  • Cant Say Mother
  • Dark Spot
  • Fools in Love
  • Not my Daughter

References
  1. "Akofa Edjeani". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. "Pay attention to arts & culture — Akofa Edjeani". todaygh.com. Ghana Today. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. "We need more female writers and producers so that the story about women will change - Akofa Edjeani". yen.com.gh. Yen GH. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. "Movies have reduced women to husband snatchers – Akofa Edjeani". adomonline.com. ADOM Online. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. "I feel young and look forward to remarry even though I'm 49 – Afoka Edjeani Asiedu". pulse.mtn.com.gh. MTN Pulse. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. "Veteran actress Akorfa Edjeani leads new role 'Amina'". Ghana Crusader. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. "Akofa Edjeani Asiedu : Actress - Films, episodes and roles on digiguide.tv". digiguide.tv. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. "childreN of the mountaiN Screens in U.K. Cinemas. » My Blog / Website". ikennaobi.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. "Delay Interviews Akofa Edjeani Asiedu". mobile.ghananews.xyz. Retrieved 27 October 2018.


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