Lydia Forson is a Ghanaian actress, writer, and producer, was born on 24 October 1984 in in Mankessim, Ghana.
She received her early education at Wilmore Elementary School in Kentucky. At the age of nine, her family moved 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.
She graduated from the University of Ghana, earning a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Information Studies.
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). Shirley Frimpong Manso, CEO of Sparrow Productions, who had previously worked with her in the Ghanaian television series Different Shades of Blue, brought Forson back to the screens through the movie Scorned. This starring role led to her first African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination as the Best Upcoming Female Actress.
In 2009, Forson starred in the award-winning The Perfect Picture by Shirley Frimpong-Manso.
In 2010 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
She has starred in A Sting in a Tale, Phone Swap and Masquerades.
Lydia Forson has the following Filmography:
Hotel St. James (2005) – Cameo roles
Run Baby Run (2006) – Supporting role
Different Shades of Blue (2007)
The Next Movie Star Reality Show (2007) – Third runner-up
Scorned (2008) – Lead role
The Perfect Picture (2009) – Supporting role
A Sting in a Tale (2009) – Lead role
Masquerades (2011)
Phone Swap (2012)
Kamara’s Tree (2013)
Scandal (2013) (South African series) – Aku
A Letter From Adam (2014) – Writer/Producer
Isoken (2017)
Keteke (2017) – Leading role
Sidechic Gang (2018)
The intelligent actress who is also noted for writing good articles, has won the some prestigious Awards in the movie industry in the African continent.
2009 – African Movie Academy Award Nominee
2010 – African Movie Academy Award Best Actress in a lead role
2012 – Ghana Movie Awards Best Screenplay In The Cupboard
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