Victoria Lebene Osafo-Nkansah | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Entrepreneur |
Years active | 2012–present |
Partner | Eugene Osafo-Nkansah |
Victoria Lebene Osafo-Nkansah (born July 30, 1989), also known as Victoria Lebene, is a Ghanaian actress, journalist [1] and entrepreneur. [2] [3] [4]
Lebene was born in Accra and attended Zenith University College, where she studied human resource management. She later attended the African University College of Communications, where she acquired a bachelor's degree in development communications. [5] [6]
Lebene made her acting debut in 2012, when she was featured in the Ghanaian film series Ultimate Story. She has gone on to play roles in Miser, A Sting in a Tale , Jackie Goes to School, Broken Mirror , Accra Girls, Honey Moon, Bitter Sweet Wine, Babaani, and Ramadan. [7]
She has worked in journalism and news production at GHOne TV. She hosted the Golden Movie Awards Red carpet in 2019, [8] and was one of the red carpet hosts at the 3Music Awards 2022. [9]
Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result |
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2017 | 2017 Golden Movie Awards | Golden Short Film of the Year Award | Bitter Sweet Wine [10] | Won |
2018 | Scream Awards | Breakout Actor of the Year | Breakout Actor of the Year [11] | Won |
2018 | C-Baze Awards | Student Favorite Actress of the Year | Student Favorite Actress of the Year [12] | Won |
Victoria is married [13] to Ghanaian entertainment journalist Eugene Osafo-Nkansah [14] and they have two children. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] Her father is S.P Victor Mekpeh, who is a retired chief superintendent officer of Ghana Prisons Service. [20]
In July 2017, Victoria with some of her friends presented raw and processed food items, beverages, clothes, toiletries and bottled water to the Dzorwulu Special Home in Accra. [21]
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