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Nana Ama McBrown
Born
Felicity Ama Agyemang

(1977-08-15) 15 August 1977 (age 47)
Kumasi, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Occupation(s)Film, television actress
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Maxwell Mawu Mensah
​
(m. 2016)​

Felicity Ama Agyemang (born 15 August 1977), known as Nana Ama McBrown, is a Ghanaian actress, TV presenter and a music writer. She rose to prominence for her role in television series Tentacles. Later, she found mainstream success following her role in the Twi-language movie "Asoreba".[1]

Early life

Nana Ama was born in Kumasi, Ghana, on 15 August 1977.[2] Her mother, Cecilia Agyenim Boateng, and her father Kwabena Nkrumah,[3] divorced when Nana Ama was young. With her father gone and her mother unable to take care of her and her six other siblings, Nana Ama together with her siblings were adopted by Kofi McBrown and her aunt, Madam Betty Obiri Yeboah.[3]

Along with her six siblings, Nana Ama grew up in Kwadaso, Kumasi with her aunt and her adopted father. To this day, she considers her aunt her "real mother" and has spoken of her gratitude to her aunt for having provided her with a stable and caring home.[4][5]

Nana Ama attended St. Peter's International Residential School, moved on to Minnesota International and then to Central International. She continued to Kwadaso L.A. J.S.S, although she ended up as a drop out and could not sit for the Basic Education Certificate Exams.[6] Nana Ama attended College of Business where she obtained a secretarial certificate.[5]

Career

McBrown essentially stumbled into acting. She answered an audition call on the radio by Miracle Films and was hired to do costuming instead. However, on the set, she was able to snag the lead role after the director, Samuel Nyamekye, felt that she was better suited for the role. In 2001, her first movie, That Day, was released, launching her career.[7]

Her performance in That Day helped her land a spot on the TV series Tentacles.[8]

In 2007, McBrown appeared in the movie "Asoreba", co-starring Agya Koo and Mercy Aseidu. Since then, she has had roles in a number of movies.[9]

Nana Ama is the brand ambassador of Royal Drinks.[10]

She is the host of television cooking show McBrown Kitchen and entertainment talk show United Showbiz on UTV.[11][12]

Personal life

Nana Ama has been linked to Omar Sheriff Captan, her co-star in a number of movies, although both have continually denied any romantic attachments.[13]

In 2004, Nana Ama McBrown briefly dated Okyeame Kwame, a Ghanaian musician. In the course of the year, the pair were seen traveling together all over Ghana promoting Kwame's solo release.[14]

On 15 July 2007, Nana Ama was enthroned as the "Nkosuohemaa" (or ceremonial queen-mother of development) of Assin-Basiako near Assin-Fosu in the Assin North District of the Central Region, Ghana.[15]

In 2016, she married her longtime boyfriend Maxwell Mawu Mensah.[16] In February 2019 Nana Ama gave birth to a girl in Canada.[17][18][19][20]

In 2020 she won the award for Outstanding Woman Brand Influencer at the third edition of the Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA).[21]

Selected filmography

Awards

McBrown has acted in many movies and has a number of awards including Best/English Actress, Best Actress in Leading Role, Best Traditional movie and Best Story at the 2011 Kumawood Awards. She also won the favorite Actress at the 2016 Ghana Movie Awards and Eurostar Best Dressed Female Celebrity on the red carpet at the 2016 Ghana Movie Awards. She also won Golden Actress in a comedy movie with the movie SideChic Gang at the Golden Movie Awards this year.[22] She was the Radio and Television Personality Awards TV Female Entertainment Show Host Of The Year 2019–2020. She also picked the TV Female Presenter Of The Year 2019–2020 award[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ASOREBA 1 - Latest 2017 Ghanaian Asante Akan Twi Movies". YouTube. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Nana Ama McBrown celebrates 41st birthday with stunning photos". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Biography- Nana Ama McBrown". Modern Ghana. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "10 Surprising Facts About Nana Ama McBrown", Buzz Ghana.
  5. ^ a b "Nana Ama Mcbrown Biography: 10 Surprising Facts About Her". BuzzGhana - Famous People, Celebrity Bios, Updates and Trendy News. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. ^ "I dropped out of JSS". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Nana Ama McBrown". onlinenigeria.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  8. ^ "10 most beautiful Ghanaian Actresses 2015". africaranking.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  9. ^ Akwasi, Kofi (22 February 2019). "20 best Kumawood movies ever". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  10. ^ kasapafmonline.com https://kasapafmonline.com/2018/07/kasapreko-unveils-nana-ama-mcbrown-as-royal-drinks-brand-ambassador/. Retrieved 14 January 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ Tetteh, O. (17 March 2020). "McBrown gets massive praises from top American TV personality in new video". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ "McBrown stops Freda Rhymz from walking out of UTV studio after clash with Sista Afia (video)". Entertainment. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Sexy Nana Ama McBrown is Single Again". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Nana Ama McBrown Broke My Heart – Okyeame Kwame". omgghana.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Nana Ama Mc Brown made queen mother". Ghana Districts. Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development and Maks Publications & Media Services. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  16. ^ Duah, Kofi; Awen, Ariel (14 December 2017). "Marriage is not easy – Nana Ama McBrown". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  17. ^ Osafo-Nkansah, Eugene. "Nana Ama McBrown And Husband Welcome Bouncy Baby Girl". PeaceFMOnline. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Nana Ama McBrown excites social media with baby news". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  19. ^ firm, Odartey Lamptey Odartey GH Media House is a new Ghanaian entertainment. "Nana Ama Mcbrown shows baby's face for the first time as she celebrates her 1st anniversary". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  20. ^ Mensah, Jeffrey (25 May 2019). "Nana Ama McBrown officially names her daughter in a private ceremony". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  21. ^ Agency, Ghana News (17 October 2020). "Delay wins big at Verna Ghana Outstanding Women Awards". News Ghana. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  22. ^ "McBrown".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Full list of 2020 RTP Award winners". Graphic Online. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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