Fella Makafui

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Fella Makafui
Born
Fella Precious Makafui

(1995-08-20) August 20, 1995 (age 28)
Volta Region, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
CitizenshipGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • entrepreneur
Spouse
(m. 2020)
Children1
AwardsGolden Most Promising, Golden Movie Awards 2016

Fella Precious Makafui (born 19 August, 1995 in Volta Region, Ghana) is a Ghanaian actress and a philanthropist. [1] [2] She is known mostly for her role in Yolo (Ghanaian TV series). [3] [4]

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She is married to the singer and rapper Medikal and they have a daughter (born 8/2020) called Island.

Education

Fella attended Kpando Senior high and graduated. After her high school she attended the University of Ghana. [5]

Career

Makafui started her career as a model, she later went into acting which brought her to limelight when she starred in the popular YOLO (You Only Live Once) television series. Fella was featured in a couple movies like Swings, Once upon a family [6] , Kanda River and Chaskele. [7] In once upon a family, Fella got to work alongside Nigerian actress Mercy Johnson who played the lead role. [8] She is currently the new ambassador of Castle gate Estate. [9]

Awards

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References

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