Lydia Forson

Lydia Forson (born 24 October 1984) is a Ghanaian actress, writer, and producer.^[1] In 2010 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Lydia Forson
Born	24 October 1984 (1984-10-24) (age 40) Mankessim Ghana
Education	University of Ghana
Occupation(s)	Actress, writer and producer
Years active	2005–present
Notable work	Kamara's Tree, Phone Swap, A Sting in a Tale
Awards	Africa Movie Academy Award Ghana Movie Awards 2012 2018 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Entertainment Achievement Awards

Early life and education

Forson was born on 24 October 1984^[2] in Mankessim, Ghana.^[3] She received her early education at Wilmore Elementary School in Kentucky. At the age of nine, her family moved back to Ghana, where she continued her education at Akosombo International School. She also attended St. Louis Secondary School, Kumasi, where she completed her secondary school education.

Forson graduated from the University of Ghana, earning a bachelor's degree in English Language and Information Studies.^[4]

Career

Forson's acting career started with a cameo role in Hotel St. James (2005), Run Baby Run (2006), Different Shades of Blue (2007) and a stint in the reality show The Next Movie Star in Nigeria (2007). In 2008, Forson took on the lead role in Scorned, a drama helmed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso, CEO of Sparrow Productions, who had previously worked with Forson in the Ghanaian television series Different Shades of Blue.^[5] This starring role led to her first Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination as the Best Upcoming Female Actress.^[6]

In 2009, Forson starred in the award-winning The Perfect Picture by Frimpong-Manso in which she plays an abused wife who seeks revenge.^[7] Subsequent films include A Sting in a Tale (2009), Masquerades (2011) a comedy she also co-wrote, Phone Swap (2012), Keteke (2017), and Sidechic Gang (2017).^[8]

Filmography

• Hotel St. James (2005) – Cameo roles
• Run Baby Run (2006) – Supporting role^[9]
• Different Shades of Blue (2007)
• The Next Movie Star Reality Show (2007) – Third runner-up
• Scorned (2008) – Lead role - as Dea Thompson
• The Perfect Picture (2009) – Supporting role^[10] - as Dede
• A Sting in a Tale (2009) – Lead role^[11] - as Frema
• Masquerades (2011) - as Nana Yaa Boateng
• Phone Swap (2012)^[12] - as Gina
• Kamara's Tree (2013) - as Lucy
• Scandal (2013) (South African series) – Aku^[13]
• A Letter From Adam (2014) – Writer/Producer^[14][15]
• Isoken (2017)^[16] as Kukua
• Keteke (2017) - Leading role ^[17] - as Atswei
• Sidechic Gang (2018)^[18] - as Baaba
• The Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later (2019) as Dede
• Borga (2021)^[19] - as Mother
• For Love and Country (2025)^[20] - as Anima Grant

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2009	Africa Movie Academy Award	Best Actress in Supporting Role (Borga)	Nominated	[21]
2010		Best Actress in a lead role	Won	[22][23]
2012	Ghana Movie Awards	Best Screenplay (In The Cupboard)	Won	[24]
2015	Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Best Comedic Act	Nominated	[25]
	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy	Nominated	[26]
		Best Writer (Comedy)	Nominated
	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Actress of the Year (Africa)	Nominated	[27]
2017	Africa Movie Academy Award	Best Actress in a lead role	Nominated	[28]
2018	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won	[29]
2020	People's Choice Awards		Nominated	[30]
2022	Entertainment Achievement Awards	Female Actor of the Year	Won	[31]