Benedicta Gafah

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Benedicta Gafah
Born
Benedicta A.B Gafah

(1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 (age 38)
EducationAfrican University College of Communications (AUCC)
Alma materPresbyterian Girls Senior High School
Occupation(s)Actress, TV host, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Years active2010-present
Known forGafah Foundation
AwardsKumawood Movie Awards, City People Entertainment Awards, KAM Award

Benedicta Gafah (born 1 September 1986) is a Ghanaian actress and a film producer. [1] She has been featured in both Ghallywood and Kumawood movies which includes "Mirror Girl", "Azonto Ghost" and "April Fool". [2] [3] [4] In an interview on Hitz FM by Andy Dosty, she said the collapse of Zylofon Media had no effect on her acting career. [5]

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2015Kumawood Movie AwardsActress of the YearWon [6]
2015 City People Entertainment Awards Most Promising ActressNominated
2013KAM AwardDiscovery of the YearWon

Philanthropy

Benedicta started giving alms to the needy and widows of King Jesus Orphanage Home in 2014. She took it to the streets to share foodstuffs, clothes, etc. every December to the street kids. She currently runs the Gafah Foundation to help the needy. [7] [8]

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References

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