‎Jackie Agyemang is a Ghanaian actress. For her work as an actress she has received several awards and nominations, including the awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2010 African Movie Academy Awards

6th African Movie Academy Awards

The 6th African Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 10 April 2010 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2009. The nominees were announced on 6 March 2010 at the Mensvic Grand Hotel in Accra, Ghana at an event that was attended...

 and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the African Movie Academy Awards

3rd African Movie Academy Awards

The 3rd African Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2007 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2006. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television...

 in 2007. She received two nominations for Best Actress in a leading role and Best Upcoming Actress at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2008.

Early life

Agyemang is the last of five children. She spent her early childhood in Canada, and moved to Nigeria

Nigeria

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 with her mother at age 10. She is popularly known by her maiden name, Appiah. Agyemang married in 2005 and has one son.

Career

Agyemang’s appearance on screen became regular when she was invited by Edward Seddoh Junior the writer of Things We Do For Love as she played the role of Enyonam Blagogee. She later took part in Tentacles, Games People Play and many other TV series.

Agyemang remembers herself as being very shy the first time she went on set, "It was a Venus Film Production titled Divine Love and I had to play the role of Kate, the protagonist. I didn’t believe I did too good. I fumbled but many people did not notice it." Despite her nerves the first timer said she succeeded in impressing everyone.

Agyemang says her best part was in Mummy’s Daughter by Venus Films. The film tells the story of the Bartels Family where she played the role of Princess, the daughter. "I loved how I acted and I was happy with the role I played". Agyemang now sees the local film industry as having changed for the better. She thinks that others will see its ultimate success.

Agyemang’s face can be seen on many billboards and TV commercials in Ghana including a GSMF advert on protection against HIV

HIV

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 AIDS

AIDS

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, she won the face of U.B in a promotion she did for them on TV commercials and she is currently the face of IPMC for commercials and billboards. "GSMF " was her first TV commercial.

Filmography

• Divine Love
• Deadly Assignment
• Golden Stool
• Mummy’s Daughter
• Beyonce - The President daughter
• Tears of womanhood
• Love Doctor
• Fake Feelings
• Princess Tyra
• Run Baby Run
• Passion of the soul
• Pretty queen
• Total Love
• Mortal desire
• I Hate Women
• The Perfect Picture
• Her Excellence
• Spirit of a dancer
• The prince's bride
• The king is mine
• The heart of men

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