# Naa Ashorkor

Naa Ashorkor (born 24 November 1988), also known as Nisirine Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku, is a Ghanaian actress and media personality who currently works at Media General Limited, which houses TV3 Ghana and others. Before joining the Media General Limited, she formerly worked with Asaase Radio, an Accra-based radio station. She is known for starring in The Perfect Picture (2009) and Iroko TV's Poisoned Bait.
In 2010, she won Best Actress at the Africa Movie Academy Awards for her role played in The Perfect Picture. Naa Ashorkor also starred alongside Yvonne Okoro, Joselyn Dumas, John Dumelo.

## Career

Ashorkor, along with Chris Attoh, hosted the 2016 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. She also hosted the Miss Malaika Ghana pageant for eight years. Askorkor started off as a presenter with Starr 103.5 FM where she hosted a midmorning show dubbed The Zone.
In 2008, she was featured in her first movie by Shirley Frimpong-Manso.
She was a presenter with the Multimedia Group from 2017 till 2020, where she hosted Showbiz A-Z and Strong and Sassy. She moved to Asaase Radio at the end of June 2020 and currently hosts the shows Between Hours and Just Us. In March 2021, she was the host for the 3Music Awards.
She is a business woman who runs two ventures: Jaarno, a digital food market, and April Communications, which handles theatre productions.
Ashorkor is a brand ambassador for Unilever Ghana as well as Verna Mineral Water. She also advocates DKT International Ghana, where she serves as the Lydia Contraceptives Brand Ambassador.
Ashorkor had been involved in several popular television commercials, notably for Tigo Ghana's Drop That Yam and the Yensor Nkoaa commercials.
On Saturday, 1 June 2024, she co-hosted the 25th Telecel Ghana Music Awards with Chris Attoh.

## Personal life

Naa Ashorkor married her longtime partner Ahuma Cabutey Adodoadji in 2014. On 15 August 2017, she announced the birth of her son via news outlets and social media. She announced the birth of her second child, also a son, on 1 July 2019.

## Filmography

Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2025 | For Love and Country | Dorothy Annan | Lead Role |
| 2024 | Evor | Lawyer Jean Asiamah | Drama |
| 2023 | Nine | News Anchor | Fantasy / Thriller |
| 2020 | Adam The First | Bintu | Supporting Role |
| 2020 | Aloe Vera | Veranda | Supporting Role |
| 2019 | The Perfect Picture - Ten Years Later | Akasi Duah | Supporting Role |
| 2015 | One More Day | Joe | Supporting Role |
| 2014 | Letter From Adam | Kabuki | Supporting Role |
| 2014 | Poisoned Bait | Kadijah | Supporting Role |
| 2010 - 2013 | Adams Apples | Kukuaa | Lead Role |
| 2010 | Checkmate | Naana | Supporting Role |
| 2009 | Double | Zulaika | Supporting Role |
| 2009 | The Perfect Picture | Akasi | Lead Role. Won 3 African Movie Awards for Lead Role, Best Performer by Actor in Supporting Role & Best Director |
| 2008 | Scorned | Soraya | Supporting Role |
Television
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 2022 | 3Music Awards 2022 | Herself (co-host) | Television special |
| 2021 | 3Music Awards 2021 | Herself (co-host) | Television special |
| 2020 | Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Awards | Herself (host) | Television special |
| 2017 | Peoples Celebrity Awards | Herself (host) | Television special |
| 2017 | 3rd Edition of the American Ghanaian Chicken Recipe Competition | Herself (host) | Television special |
| 2016 | Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Awards | Herself (host) | Television special |
| 2016 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Herself (co-host) | Television special |
| 2015 | Just The Law | Herself (host) | Law Show |
| 2013 | African Movie Academy Awards | Herself (host) | Television special |
| 2012 - 2017 | Tales From the Powder Room | Herself (host) | Girl Talk & Discussion Series |
| 2010 - 2012 | Miss Malaika Grand Finale | Herself (host) | Television special |
| 2011 - 2012 | Close Up Salsa Fiesta | Herself (host) | reality TV series |
| 2009 - 2016 | Guess Who's Coming for Dinner | Herself (host) | reality TV series |
| 2009 - Date | Miss Ghana | Herself (host) | Beauty Pageant |
Stage
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2017 | Bukom | Producer |
| 2017 | Prison Graduates | Producer. Political Satire |
| 2016 | Dinner For Promotion | Supporting Role. Comedy |
| 2015 | Don't Dress For Christmas | Lead Role. Comedy |
| 2015 | Medicine For Love | Lead Role. Producer. Comedy |
| 2013 | Love Concert | Lead Role |
| 2012 | His Birth In The 21st Century | Lead Role. Re-adaptation of the birth of Jesus Christ |
| 2011 | Run For Your Wife | Lead Role. Adult Comedy Play |
| 2010 | The Vagina Monologues | Lead Role. Episodic Play |
Radio
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| 2017– 2020 | Strong and Sassy | Joy 99.7 FM | Female Talk Show |
| 2017– 2020 | Showbiz A to Z | Joy 99.7 FM | Weekend Show Entertainment Review and Analysis |
| 2014 - 2017 | The Zone | Starr 103.5 FM | Midmorning Show |