Kafui Danku
| Bɔbea | female |
|---|---|
| Ɔman a ofir do | Ghana |
| Name in native language | Kafui Danku |
| Dzin a wɔdze ama no | Kafui |
| Ebusua dzin | Danku |
| Da a wɔwoo no | 16 Dzifuu 1982 |
| Bea a wɔwoo no | Ho |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English, Ewe |
| N'edwuma | actor, writer |
| Educated at | Cape Coast Suapɔn (University of Cape Coast), OLA Girls Senior High School (Ho) |
| Start of work period | 2009 |
| Magnum opus | 4 Play, I Do, Alvina, Thunder and Lightning |
| Abawdobɔ a ɔwɔ | City People Entertainment Awards |
Kafui Danku (a wɔwoo no Dzifuu 16, 1982)[1] yɛ Ghananyi a otwa sen na noara so hyehyɛ ɔnankasa ne sen so frɛ asentwafo twa, a dwuma a oedzi no sen ahorow mu a ɔmaa nkorɔfo hun no bi nye Any Other Monday, Alvina: Thunder and Lightning, I Do, na 4Play.[2][3][4][5] Ɔnoara so kyerɛɛw buukuu Silence Is Not Golden so.[6]
Ɔbra Ahyɛse Na Nwomasua
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Ho kurow bi a wɔfrɛ no Tanyigbe-Etoe a ɔwɔ Firaw mantɔw no mu na Kafui nyinii. Ɔkɔr ahyɛse skuul wɔ Mawuli Praemiri na JSS.[1] Ɔkɔtoaa do wɔ Ola Girls School a ɔwɔ Firaw Mantɔw no mu no,na ɔkɔr esuapɔn wɔ University of Cape Coast a ɔwɔ Finimfin Mantɔw mu[4] na ɔkɛgyee abɔdzin krataa wɔ Bachelor of Arts in English mu.[1]
Edwuma
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Kafui hyɛɛ ne sentwa edwuma ase wɔ United Nations ana orubowura Ghana Sentwa Edwuma no mu wɔ afe 2009 mu a.[7] Ɔyɛ obi a ɔper ndzepa ma afofor, ɔkasa fa nsɛm a osisi ho wɔ abɛfor ntentan kɛse do, na ɔsan dzii nyim wɔ ahoɔfɛ akansi bi a wɔyɛe bi mu. Ɔkɔr Miss Ghana a wɔyɛɛ no afe 2004 mu a ɔkɔree kodur bea a nna odzi konyim wɔ hɔ a ɔbɛyɛ yie, na ekyir so ɔsanee kɔr Miss Greater Accra wɔ afe 2004 mu na ɔno na odzii kan wɔ akansi no mu.[8] Ɔka ABC Limited (ABC Pictures GH) dumakuw a wɔyɛ sen no n'ewuranom ho.[7] Sen a odzii kan yɛe wɔ ghana sentwa Edwuma no mu nye Agony of the Christ a hɔn a ɔnye hɔn yii dɛm sen no mu bi nye Majid Michel na Nadia Buari.[9] Wɔsanee yii no dɛkyerɛkyerɛwfo panyin wɔ National Film Authority (NFA).[10]
Dwuma a Oyii no Puei Ma Nkorɔfo Bohun No
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Ɔfa no Kafui Danku n'abrabɔ mu no, dɛ ɔwaar Canadanyi banyin ntsi, nkorɔfo taa pɛ n'awar ho asɛm ka papaapa. Ɔwɔ mu dɛ nkorɔfo kasa n'awar a ɔwaar borɔnyi no ho, naaso Kafui kɔ do daa wɔ ne ndzɛmbayɛ mu na ɔnnyɛ ho dede so. Ɔdaa ne haw a ɔwɔ wɔ mbrɛ osi toto n'edwuma na n'ebusua nkankanara dɛ ɔawoo beenu so no ho edzi. Ahoɔdzen a ɔwɔ dɛ otum dandan dɛm haw ahorow yi na otum yɛ n'edwuma pɛpɛɛpɛr no ama nkorɔfo enyi gye noho papaapa ma nkorɔfo ayɛ no dɛ nyia a wɔrohwɛ no esua no.[11][12]
Dza Ɔayɛ Aboa Ghana Sentwabea Ahorow Dɛ Nyia Noara Yɛ Ne Sen
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Ɔwɔ mu dɛ ɔbɔ mbɔdzen yie wɔ sentwa edwuma no mu dze, ɔsan so bɔ noho mbɔdzen wɔ ne sen a ɔyɛ no mu. Danku Productions, a ɔyɛ no dwumakuw a ɔdze twa noara ne sen no, woetum ayɛ sen beberee a agyegye nkorɔfo enyi asan akasa afa abrabɔ mu nsɛm ahorow so. No dwumason a dɛ obi a noara yɛ ne sen so ama sen a wɔyɛ no mbea ahorow wɔ Ghana akɔ nkan a ɔnye dza wɔyɛ aman afofor do akɛse akɛse ne nyina ayɛ pɛr mpo. Kafui enya abawdobɔdze beberee na ɔagye ne dzin yie wɔ sentwa edwuma no mu so.[13][14]
Afe 2025 mu no, wɔbɔɔ ne dzn dɛ ɔnkɛyɛ panyin nhwɛ do Ghana National Film Authority (NFA) do. [15][16]
Abrabɔ
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Danku waar Canadanyi banyin, a ɔdze Kojo Pitcher [17][18][19] wɔ afe 2011 mu. Wɔawo mba beenu; Lorde Ivan Pitcher na Titan Pitcher.[20][19] Danku wɔ enuanom beenu. [21] N'awofo hɔn edzin nye Owurayer Agnes Asigbey (a nna ɔyɛ nɛɛsenyi a ɔakɔ ahomgye mu) na Owura John Danku a ɔka ne kra ekyir.[22]
Mbrɛ Afofor Si Hu No
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Ɔfa Kafui Danku n'abrabɔ ho no, nkankanara dɛ ɔwaar Canadanyi banyin a oenyin kyɛn bɛyɛ mfe eduanan, ntsi nkorɔfo pɛ noho asɛmka dodow. Ɔwɔ mu dɛ nkorɔfo kasa n'awar a ɔwaar borɔnyi no ho, naaso Kafui kɔ do daa wɔ ne ndzɛmbayɛ mu na ɔnnyɛ ho dede so. Ɔdaa ne haw a ɔwɔ wɔ mbrɛ osi toto n'edwuma na n'ebusua nkankanara dɛ ɔawoo beenu so no ho edzi. Ahoɔdzen a ɔwɔ dɛ otum dandan dɛm haw ahorow yi na otum yɛ n'edwuma pɛpɛɛpɛr no ama nkorɔfo enyi gye noho papaapa ma nkorɔfo ayɛ no dɛ nyia a wɔrohwɛ no esua no.[23][24]
Etuhoakyɛ Ndwuma Ahorow A Oedzi
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Kafui Danku yɛ obi a nkorɔfo nyim no osian mbɔdzen a ɔbɔ no ndzepa no nkɔdo mu na dɛ ɔdze ne sika so roboa afofor so. Ɔyɛ a obi a ɔdwen mbasiafo hɔn fahodzi no nkɔdo ho na ɔdze ne gyinabew a okitsae no kyerɛkyerɛ nkorɔfo fa basabasayɛ a osi fie ho na abaatan apɔwmudzen so ho. Bio so, ɔsan dze mboa ahorow kɛma hɔn a wohia mboa, a no mu bi nye mboa a ɔdze kɛma ngyanka na ɔdze sika so boa mbofra a wohia mboa hɔn nwomasua so. Dɛm ndzɛmba a ɔyɛ yi ntsi ama oenya nkorɔfo enyim nyam pii wɔ enyigyedze edwuma no mu, dɛ ɔroboa dɛ obegya dzin pa wɔ ɔman no mu so.[25][26]
Esusow Aketseaba mu wɔ afe 2018 mu, ɔdze dwumadzi bi bɔtoo gua a ɔfrɛɛ no 'Ghana Power Kids Charity Ball' a ɔdze boaa mbofra a wɔwɔ Kwashiorkor wɔ Princess Marie Louise Mbofra Asopitsi wɔ Nkran.
Ne nkaadum A Oegya Na Ne Daakye Mbɔdzembɔ
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Nsunsuando a Kafui Danku enya no Ghana Sentwa Edwuma do, na dza Kafui Danku ayɛ aboa afofor, na ɔdɔ a wɔw ma ndzepa no nkɔdo na dɛ yɛrefa sen do dze asɛm bi ato gua no yɛ adze ɔbor ntseasee do.[27][28] Danku tseew Dream Achievers dɛ ɔdze sika, ntsetse, na edwuma mu akadze bɔboa Ghanafo a wɔyɛ hɔnankasa hɔn edwuma. Afe 2024 mu no, hɔn a wonyaa ho mfaso no nyaa mfir a wɔdze pam adze, dza wɔdze fora adze, fɛtselaesa, na ndzɛmba bi a wɔdze dwuma ahorow wɔ hɔn dwumadzi mu: a sika a ɔkɔr mu no bɛyɛ sidi 51,000 a ɔdze boaa ndwuma bɛyɛ duenum. Dwumadzi yi no botae nye dɛ 'ɔbɔboa ndwuma a mbrɛana wɔahyɛ ase a hɔn adaaso aba mu' wɔ ɔman no mu.[29][30]
Mboaedze
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Plug, Ak (2020-11-24). "Kafui Danku Biography, Movies and Net Worth in 2023 - Afrokonnect" (in American English). Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ↑ "Actress Kafui Danku has given birth". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "Trailer: Kafui Danku to premiere 'Any Other Monday' on March 4". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mawuli, David. "Kafui Danku: Actress And Producer Says, Romantic Roles In Movies Do Not Affect Her Marriage Life". Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "Kafui Danku". IMDb (in English). Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ↑ "Kafui Danku launches 'Silence Is Not Golden' book; urges women to speak out". www.ghanaweb.com. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mfomdo wɔ bea edzida no mu: Invalid
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- ↑ Buckman-Owoo, Jayne (9 October 2021). "Social media for good: The Kafui Danku way". Graphic Online. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ "Filmmaker Kafui Danku appointed Executive Secretary of National Film Authority". Graphic Online (in British English). 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ↑ Nyame, K (2018). Ghanaian Cinema: A Historical Perspective. Accra: Academic Press.
- ↑ Mensah, J (2019). "The Acting Prowess of Kafui Danku". The Mirror.
- ↑ Adomako, E (2022). The Rise of Kafui Danku: A Producer's Journey. Accra: Media Africa Press.
- ↑ Opoku, S (2021). "Kafui Danku: A Cinematic Force". Entertainment Today.
- ↑ ""I'm going to get Ghana's film industry working again" - Kafui Danku - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com (in American English). Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ "What you need to know about Kafui Danku, newly appointed Executive Secretary of NFA". Graphic Online (in British English). 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ Arthur, Portia. "Just A Number !!! Marriages with old men are the best - Kafui Danku". Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "GOSSIP: Actress Kafui Danku & White Husband Are Splitting? - We've Just Spoken to Her About This... - Ghanacelebrities.com". 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "It's been 12 years of 'wonderful moment' with my husband - Kafui Danku". Archived from the original on 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ↑ "Video: Baby Lorde's first birthday is a major milestone - Kafui Danku - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-30.
- ↑ bigedemtimes (2022-10-28). "Kafui Danku biography". Times In Ghana (in American English). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ↑ Buckman-Owoo, Jayne (9 October 2021). "Social media for good: The Kafui Danku way". Graphic Online. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ Amponsah, R (2022). Balancing Stardom and Family Life: The Kafui Danku Story. Kumasi: Golden Tree Publishing.
- ↑ Gyamfi, A (2021). "Public Image and Personal Life: The Kafui Danku Narrative". Daily Graphic.
- ↑ Boakye, D (2020). Women in Film: Advocacy and Philanthropy in Ghana. Cape Coast: Horizon Publications.
- ↑ Owusu, Y (2019). Philanthropy in Action: The Charitable Work of Ghanaian Celebrities. Accra: Civic Press.
- ↑ Kusi, F (2023). Legacy Builders: The Most Influential Figures in Ghanaian Cinema. Accra: Starline Press.
- ↑ Yeboah, M (2022). The Future of Ghanaian Cinema: Emerging Trends and Icons. Tema: Creative House Publishing.
- ↑ "Dream Achievers". Kafui Danku (in American English). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "Kafui Danku empowers start-up businesses with Dream Achievers Project" (in American English). 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2025-08-19.