Nikoletta Samonas

Nikoletta Samonas
Samonas at the 2019 Women's Choice Awards Africa
Born	(1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 40) Tema
Nationality	Ghanaian
Other names	Nikki Samonas
Education	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - 2009
Occupation	Actress
Awards	Women's Choice Awards, Social Media Entertainment Awards, 2019

Nikoletta Samonas (born 5 September 1985) is a Ghanaian and Greek actress and a freelance model. She is known as Nikki Samonas in the entertainment industry and has had roles in a number of feature films. ^[1] She is an alumna of both Holy Child High School and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. ^[2]

Education

Samonas had her basic education at the DEKS (Discipline, Excellence, Kindness, Service) International School in Tema and continued to Holy Child High School for her senior high education, where she studied visual arts. ^[2]

She later continued her tertiary education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design. ^[2]

Career

She worked for various TV production houses, such as CharterHouse, for which she hosted Rythmz; Farm House Production, for which she hosted the African Movie Review Show; and also Breakfast Live, a morning TV talk show at TV Africa. ^{[3] [4]}

Ambassadorial duties

Nikki Samonas is Ghana's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, together with Kwame Annom. She also had a role as a high-level influencer in the UNHCR's LuQuLuQu campaign. ^[5]

Host

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  Nikki Samonas at Women's Choice Awards Africa.

  Host of 2019 Women's Choice Awards ^[6]
• Host of 2019 Golden Movie Awards Africa ^[7]
• Host of 2019 Glitz Style Awards ^[8]
• Time With Celebs on TV3 ^[9]

Filmography

• Don Caritas
• Beyonce 1
• Beyonce 2
• War of Roses
• Desperate Measure (2009) as Eva
• Red Label
• Love and Bullets
• DNA Test
• Potato Potahto ^[10] (2017) as Marian
• 40 and Single (2018) as Nelly
• V Republic (2014–15) as Gina
• End of The Will (2013) as Tracy
• The Will (2013) as Tracy
• Single and Not Searching (2022) as Serwaa
• Coming To Africa (2023)

Television

• Coffee, Tea
• Tanko Villa ^[11]
• All Walks of Life
• La Maison Chiq
• High Currency
• Inspector Bediako
• We Too

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Prize	Recipient	Result	Ref
2011	City People Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actress of the Year	Herself	Nominated	[12]
2014	Ghana Movie Awards	Best Short Movie	Love At the Time Of Odwira	Nominated
2016		Best Lead Actress In A Comedy Series	Herself	Nominated
2019	Social Media Entertainment Awards	Outstanding Personality of The Year	Herself	Won
	Glitz Style Awards	Movie Personality of the Year	Herself	Nominated	[13]
	New Vision International Film Festival	Best Actress Africa	Herself	Nominated	[14]
2020	Women's Choice Awards	Actress of the Year	Herself	Nominated
2021				Nominated
2022				Won	[15]

Honors

She was honored by the 3G Awards 2019 in New York for her contribution to the Ghanaian movie and entertainment industry. ^[16]

References

1. "I sold 'iced water' to survive - Nikki Samonas - MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
2. Kwei, Rebecca (8 September 2010). "Nikki Finds Her Rhythm On Screen". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
3. "Nikki Samonas Could Not Be Bothered About TV Africa's Morning Show Taken Off The Screen". GhanaCelebrities. 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
4. Samonas, Nikki (2020-09-15). "'Let's advance in encouraging one another'". The voice of Africa. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
5. "UNHCR appoints Nikki Samonas and Kwame Annom as Goodwill Ambassadors". ghanaweb. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
6. "JJ Rawlings, Dr.Joryce Aryee, Roberta Anan, others honored at Women's Choice Awards Africa 2019". ghanaweb. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
7. "Photos: Sassy looks from 2019 Golden Movie Awards red carpet". myjoyonline. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
8. "Nikki Samonas, Mai Atafo To Host 2019 Glitz Style Awards". DailyGuide Network. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
9. Adiasany, Elijah. "Nikki Samonas Starts New Show On Tv3 Dubbed "time With Celebrity"". ModernGhana .
10. "Shirley Frimpong-Manso's 'Potato Potahto' makes it to Netflix - MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
11. "All New Ghanaian Shows On Showmax This April | News Ghana". newsghana. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
12. "Actress Nikki Samonas Talks About Her Nomination 'Best Supporting Actress Of The Year' For City People Entertainment Awards + The Advantages & Disadvantages Of Being Light-Skinned In Ghana!". GhanaCelebrities. 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
13. "Glitz Style Awards 2019: Full List of Nominees Released". NYDJ Live. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
14. "NOMINEES | New Vision International Film Festival". newvisioniff. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
15. "Jackie Appiah, Nikki Samonas among winners at Women's Choice Awards Africa (LIST) - Graphic Online".
16. "3G Awards 2019 - Nikki Samonas to be honored in New York". ghanaweb. Retrieved 2019-09-18.

External links

• Nikki Samonas at IMDb
• Nikki Samonas