MaameYaa Boafo (born b/w 1983-1989) is a popular actress, model, television personality, public speaker, social media star, and media face from Ghana-Pakistan. She came into the limelight for her appearance in several TV shows and series such as Thru25, An African City, Bus Nut, and others.
She recently appears in ‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ TV series. Her performance is highly appreciated by many directors and critics. Let me tell you that she likes to learn new things and gives her best to the job.
She has appeared in a number of movies and television series such as Ramy, Deceit, Asa, A Beautiful Girl, Iron Fist, The Family Fang, An African City, When it All Falls Down, Bus Nut, and many more. She is currently working on her upcoming short movie named ‘Exposure.’
MaameYaa Boafo’s Biography
MaameYaa Boafo Wikipedia – Boafo celebrates her birthday on June 04 every year. As we don’t have her exact birth year, so we are assuming that she was born b/w 1983-1989 in Pakistan. Later, her family shifted to Ghana, West Africa. She is currently living in New York City, United States.
After completing her secondary studies, she took admission to Hood College in 2005. She completed her double bachelor’s degree in Journalism and French. After receiving the scholarship, she enrolled herself at Rutgers University for her MFA in acting. From her LinkedIn profile, we found that she has also attended Marc Bloch University located in Strasbourg, France.
MaameYaa Boafo Wiki (Age, Height, Weight & Trivia)
Family & Ethnicity
MaameYaa Boafo Bio / Wiki – MaameYaa is the daughter of very open-minded and cheerful parents. She has posted several images of her parents on her social media. She also dressed up like her parents in some pictures. Her father always makes her laugh while capturing the photographs.
She has shared photos with her siblings. The name of her elder brother is Kofi and her younger brother is Timothy. She is a Pakistani and Ghanaian by nationality. She is also a resident of America. According to Wikipedia, she belongs to an Ashanti ethnic group, which is also known as Asante.
MaameYaa Boafo’s Boyfriend & Affairs
MaameYaa Boafo is a pretty and famous actress. She has worked with many actors in her acting career. She also goes for dinner and lunch with them and posts many images. She never hides anything about her from her fans.
She has not mentioned anything regarding her boyfriend yet. We are assuming that she is single. Maybe she is finding a better companion for herself. Well, she wants to focus on her rising career at the movement.
Acting Career
In 2002, she has been worked as the Summer Housing Administrative Assistant in Hood College for around 3 months. She has also served the position of Computer Graphics Assistant, Human Resource Administrative Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Executive Director, Private English Tutor, and many more at different places.
As an Actress
In 2010, she did acting at American Globe Theatre for only 2 months. After teaching acting for a few months, she gave her full time in acting since 2012. As per her IMDB profile, she started her career in acting with a short film named Tied & True, which was directed by Wu Tsang. She played the role of Roda in this short film.
In 2014, she got a chance to play the lead role of Nana Yaa in ‘An African City’ TV series. She joined Maame Adjei, Marie Humbert, Esosa E., and Nana Mensah in this series. In the following year, she again played the lead role in a short movie named ‘Bus Nut’.
In 2015, she featured in ‘The Family Fang’ film and did a small role of a college student. It was directed by Jason Bateman. She shared the screen with Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken, Jason Bateman, and Kathryn Hahn. Apart from this, she has also featured in the ‘Deceit’ movie in 2017.
She has recently appeared in a Disney Original TV series named ‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’. She did 8 episodes in the first season as Rhonda Kazembe. Her acting is highly appreciated in this series. The child actors are played by Seth Carr, Saara Chaudry, Mystic Inscho, Marta Kessler, Gia Sandhu, Emmy DeOliveira, and others.
Filmography
Year | Movies | Year | TV Series |
2012 | Tied & True. | 2014 | An African City. |
2012 | Azure II. | 2015 | The Mysteries of Laura. |
2013 | Asa, A Beautiful Girl. | 2015 | Bus Nut. |
2014 | When it All Falls Down. | 2017 | Iron Fist. |
2015 | The Family Fang. | 2013-2018 | Thru 25. |
2017 | Deceit. | 2019 | Bluff City Law. |
2017 | Ibrahim. | 2020 | Ramy. |
2017 | The Blue Car. | 2021 | The Mysterious Benedict Society. |
MaameYaa Boafo Net Worth
MaameYaa is in the American film industry for around 9 years (as of 2021). She has made a prominent place in the entertainment industry. Her earnings are more than enough to sustain a comfortable life.
She lives a lavish life with her income. She owns a completely furnished house and a branded car for her comfort. Moreover, her net worth is assumed at 6-7 million USD approximately.
13 Facts You Need To Know About MaameYaa Boafo
- In 2016, she has been nominated for the Best Lead Actress by Ghana Movie Awards.
- MaameYaa received the Drama Desk award for her performance.
- She likes to go for outings at beautiful places.
- Being a multi-lingual, she can speak the ‘Twi’ language with English.
- The popular actress supports the international movement Black Lives Matter and also posted about it.
- She is an expert in Microsoft Word, Excel, processing data, human resources, teaching, PowerPoint, and Adobe Photoshop.
- Boafo loves to go to clubs along with her friends for enjoying and dancing.
- She loves to enjoy her life to the fullest with her family and friends.
- In 2019, she attended the premiere of the ‘Bluff City Law’ TV series with the co-actors of the series.
- MaameYaa likes to go to different places to taste varieties of food items.
- Being a photoshoot lover, she captures many photos in different poses.
- She always posted images and famous quotes of the legends who passed away.
- In 2017, MaameYaa Boafo tells her journey through a speech at an event held by TEDxAccra. Her speech is so motivational and impressive.
Images Source: Instagram.com/maameyaaboafo & IMDB.
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