Kalsoume Sinare

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Kalsoume Sinare
NationalityGhanaian
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Notable credits
  • Babina
  • Trinity
  • Sala
Spouse Anthony Baffoe
Relatives Said Sinare (brother)
Awards Golden Movie Awards

Kalsoume Sinare is a Ghanaian actress and former model. She has appeared in over fifty films, including Babina , Trinity, and Sala, for which she received a Golden Actress award in the Drama category.

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Biography

Sinare was the first of nine children in her family. She attended Accra High School, after which she started her entertainment career as a model. [1] She represented Ghana at the 1990 Miss Model of the World pageant, and regularly appeared on television as a commercial model for consumer products. [2]

Sinare made her acting debut in the stage production Theatre Mirrors, then began her film career in 1993 in Out of Sight. [1] She became "immensely popular" in Ghana after she played the lead role in Babina , a religiously-themed horror film. [2] She has appeared in over fifty films, [3] including 4ever Young, [4] The Five Brides, [5] and The New Sun. [6] Her role in the 2010 film Trinity earned a Zulu African Film Academy Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress [7] as well as a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Ghana Movie Awards. [8] She received a second Ghana Movie Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2013 film 3 Some. [9] In 2017 her lead role in the film Sala won the Golden Actress award in the Drama category at the Golden Movie Awards. [10]

Personal life

Sinare married Ghanaian international footballer Anthony Baffoe in 1994. [11] Both Sinare and Baffoe are Muslims. [3] Sinare has publicly supported the National Democratic Congress in Ghanaian elections, [12] and participated in the 2013 inauguration ceremony for John Mahama, [13] whom she endorsed again in 2016. [14] She is the sister of Ghanaian politician and former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Said Sinare. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
1993Out of Sight
2000 Babina
2007 Princess Tyra
2010 4 Play
4ever Young
Trinity
20133 SomeNominated for Best Supporting Actress, Ghana Movie Awards
2017The New Sun
SalaWon Golden Actress, Golden Movie Awards

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