Biography

Akofa Edjeani has been critically acclaimed as Ghana's ace actress. A graduate of the school of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon where she studied Theatre Arts (Drama). She is a multi award-winning actress and holds a certificate in PR, Marketing and advertising from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (1995). She has been acting professionally (Stage, TV and Film) since 1987 and became a household name from playing "Annette" in the popular "Jagger Pee" TV series in the late 1980's and again in "Ultimate Paradise" in the 1990's. Akofa is also a producer as well as the proprietress of "Fali's Hot Pot", an eatery in Kanda, Accra. The short film she produced, "Not My Daughter" (a film about female genital mutilation), won Best Short Film award at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in 2008 and was selected for INPUT in South Africa that same year. It also won an award from WAI Ghana (Women Arts Institute). "I Sing of A Well", the movie she starred in and produced as well, won 3 awards and the Best Jury Award from AMAA in 2010 and also an award from BATFA at the Pan African Film Festivals in Los Angeles. She was a juror at the semi-final judging for the 2009 International Emmy Awards (Asia/Africa/Middle East). A recipient of the GPA Awards (Global Professional Achievers) Ghana, she is also an alumina of the International Visitor Leadership Program (USA). Akofa is set to take Ghanaian Film production and acting to another level as she seeks to project African culture and excellence to the international world and to bridge the gap between culture and development.

- IMDb mini biography by: Mawuko Kuadzi