Jackie Appiah

**Jackie Appiah** was born on December 5, 1983, in Canada and is from Ghana. She is an actress who has won several awards. She got the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards and the Africa Movie Academy Awards for _Best Actress in a Supporting Role_ in 2007. She was also nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Upcoming Actress in the 2008 Africa Movie Academy Awards. In 2023, she won the Excellence in Creative Art Award at the Ghana Women of the Year Honors. Jackie is also a movie producer, fashion model, and helps with charity work.

## Early life

Jackie Appiah was born on December 5, 1983, in Toronto, Canada. She is the youngest of five children. She lived in Canada as a child and moved to Ghana with her mother when she was 10 years old. She is well-known by her last name, Appiah. Jackie married Peter Agyemang in 2005 and has one son. Her father is Kwabena Appiah, who is the younger brother of the late Joe Appiah, a well-known lawyer in Kumasi. He now lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Career

Jackie Appiah is a well-known actress from Ghana who has had a successful career in Ghanaian and Nigerian films for over twenty years. She started acting in the late 1990s, appearing in various TV shows and movies.

Her big break came in 2003 with the Ghanaian film "Princess Tyra." This role made her famous and established her as a leading actress in West Africa. After "Princess Tyra," she appeared in many other films from Ghana and Nigeria, becoming one of the top actresses in the region.

Besides acting, Jackie is involved in charity work, supporting causes like education and healthcare in Ghana. She has received many awards for her work in film and her humanitarian efforts.

Jackie's screen career became more regular when she was cast by Edward Seddoh Junior in _Things We Do For Love_, playing Enyonam Blagogee. She also acted in other TV series like _Tentacles_, _Games People Play_, _Sun-city_ and other TV series

She remembers being very shy on her first film set for _Divine Love_, where she played Kate, the protagonist. She felt nervous and thought she did not do well, but others didn't notice. Despite this, she managed to impress everyone.

Jackie’s favorite role was in _Mummy’s Daughter_, where she played Princess. She was very happy with her performance in that film. She believes that the local film industry has improved over time and is confident about its future success.

Jackie Appiah is seen as one of the most successful and influential actresses from Ghana and Nigeria, with a career spanning over twenty years.

### Nollywood breakthrough and success

Appiah was already known to Nollywood through her many successful Ghanaian films including _Beyoncé - The President Daughter_, _Princess Tyra_, _Passion of the Soul_, _Pretty Queen_, _The Prince's Bride_, _The King is Mine_ and _The Perfect Picture_. Her notable Nollywood films include _Black Soul_ and _Bitter Blessing_, alongside Nollywood actor Ramsey Nouah and _My Last Wedding,_ alongside Nollywood actor Emeka Ike.

In 2013, she won the Best International Actress award at the _Papyrus Magazine_ Screen Actors Awards (PAMSAA) 2013. which was held in Abuja, Nigeria.

Jackie Appiah was already famous in Nollywood because of her many successful Ghanaian films, such as _Beyoncé - The President Daughter_, _Princess Tyra_, _Passion of the Soul_, _Pretty Queen_, _The Prince's Bride_, _The King is Mine_ and _The Perfect Picture._ She also starred in Nollywood films like _Black Soul_ and _Bitter Blessing_ with actor Ramsey Nouah, and "My Last Wedding" with actor Emeka Ike.

In 2013, she won the Best International Actress award at the Papyrus Magazine Screen Actors Awards (PAMSAA) in Abuja, Nigeria.

### Promotional work

Jackie’s face appears on many billboards and TV commercials in Ghana. She has been featured in a GSMF ad about protection against HIV AIDS. She also became the face of U.B in a promotion and is currently the face of IPMC for commercials and billboards. Her first TV commercial was for GSMF.

## Personal life

Jackie Appiah married Peter Agyemang in 2005, and they had one son named Damien Agyemang. They divorced after three years.

In 2020, there were rumors that Jackie was pregnant by the Liberian president, George Weah. Jackie denied the rumors on her Instagram, saying that laughter can put an end to lies and false stories.

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Event|Prize|Recipient|Result|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2007|3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards|Best Supporting Actress|Beyonce:The President's Daughter|Beyonce:The President's Daughter|||
|rowspan="3"|2010|6th Africa Movie Academy Awards|Best Actress Leading Role|The Perfect Picture|The Perfect Picture||
|2010 Ghana Movie Awards|Best Actress|4 plays|4 plays||||
|City People Entertainment Awards|Best Ghanaian Actress||||||
|rowspan="2"|2011|2011 Ghana Movie Awards|Best Actress Leading Role (English)|Reason To Kill|Reason To Kill||
|2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards|Pan African Actress Of The Year||||||
|rowspan="3"|2012|2012 Ghana Movie Awards|Best Actress Leading Role|Grooms Bride|Grooms Bride||
|Ghana National Youth Achievers Awards|Performing Arts||||||
|African Women Of Worth Awards|Best Actress||||||
|rowspan="6"|2013|2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards|Best Actress In Drama|The Perfect Picture|The Perfect Picture||
|rowspan="2"|2013 Ghana Movie Awards|Best Actress Leading role|rowspan="2"|Cheaters|||
|Glits Magazine favorite actress|||||||
|Nafca|Best Actress Diaspora|Turning Point|Turning Point||||
|Pyprus Magazine Screen Actors Awards|Best International Actress||||||
|The F.A.C.E List Awards (USA)|Achievement In Africa Entertainment||||||
|rowspan="3"|2014|2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards|Best Actress Comedy Role|Cheaters|Cheaters||
|rowspan="2"|2014 Ghana Movie Awards|Best Actress Leading Role|rowspan="2"||||
|Favorite Actress|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2015|2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards|Best Actress In Comedy|A Letter From Adam|A Letter From Adam||
|2015 Ghana Movie Awards|Favorite Actress||||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jackie Appiah
- **birth place**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **occupation**: Actress
- **yearsactive**: 2001–present
- **awards**: Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards; and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2007
- **child**: 1