Nana Akua Addo

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Nana Akua Addo
Nana Akua Addo at 2021 AMA Award 2.jpg
Nana Akua Addo at 2021 AMA Award
Born
Germany
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materNew York Film Academy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
  • Film Producer
Known forDestiny's Child, Blood, Rain, Speechless, Never again, Tears
Children2
AwardsGlitz Style awards Best dressed Celebrity, City People Entertainment Awards Best new Actress

Nana Akua Addo is a German-born Ghanaian model, actress and film producer. She was the second runner-up in Miss Malaika 2003 and winner of Miss Ghana-Germany in 2005. [1] She has received awards including Glitz Style Awards and City People Entertainment Awards. [2] [3]

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Education

As of 2017, she was studying acting at the New York Film Academy in the United States. [3]

Career

Addo has starred in films including Destiny's Child, Blood, Wanna Be, Rain, Speechless, Never Again and Tears. [4] She also produced two films, Wannabe and Nukuli (The Masked). [4] [5]

Awards

Some of the awards she has received include:

Personal life

She is a mother of two children. [4]

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References

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