Vivian Jill Lawrence | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Occupation(s) | Actress, philanthropist |
Partner | Don Kingsley Yamoah |
Children | Clinton Prempeh and Alfie Nana Amponsah Okobeng |
Vivian Jill Lawrence( born September 11, 1983) is a Ghanaian Kumawood actress and philanthropist. She made her debut in the film Daakayee Asem and has since then appeared in many Ghanaian movies such as Kayayo, Adom, Sekina, Red card and others. [2] [3] [4]
She is an actress who featured in many Ghanaian movies. She also encouraged her fellow actors and actresses to respect the public since they are those who promoted them for many producers to start featuring them in movies. [5] She was insulted by woman in a bank because of the role she played in a movie " Kyeiwaa". The woman insulted her because she took the husband of another woman in that movie. [6]
Apart from being a Kumawood actress, she has also engaged in charcoal business where she always load a car full of charcoal to Tema while following it with her car from Kumasi to Tema. [7]
Lawrence was born on 11th September, 1983 in Kano, Nigeria to a Scottish father and a Ghanaian mother. Lawrence returned to Ghana when she was eight years, where she completed her primary and secondary education. [8] She gave birth to her first son, Clinton when she was 15 years. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] She had another male child called Alfie. [14] According to Lawrence, she said she will not spend any amount of money on the man that she loves. [15] Vivian Jill Lawrence married her fellow actor Don Kingsley Yamoah. Some of their colleague actors and actresses attended the wedding. [16] [17]
Lawrence had tattoo on her right leg of which she has said she regretted having it and will try and clean it on her skin. [18] [19]
Mrs. Vivian Jill Lawrence opposes the allegations that most actresses are engaged in prostitution due to collapse of the Ghana movie industry. She said that after an actor and producer, Kwame Borga said that over 70 percent of Kumawood actresses are now into prostitution. She said, "apart from acting some of us have things doing" and even said how she started loading charcoal to Tema. [20]
Mrs. Lawrence who is also the CEO of Jill Foundation built a house and furnished it for an old woman in Bibiani Ayeresu, located in the Western North Region of Ghana. [21]
She featured in the following movies. [3] [15]
Akurasi Burgers 3
True Color
Amanumuo Ben Ni
Di Masem Mame
Di Masem Mame 2
Sika Sei Yonkoo
Sika Sei Yonkoo 2
Subrukutu Komfo
You necessity Forgive
Goldcoast Soldier
Eye Mi Hu Sekina
Rebecca
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