She was born in Canada and therefore spent her early childhood days in Canada but later moved to Ghana with her mother when she was 10 years old. She is popularly known by her maiden name, Appiah. Appiah married in 2005 and has one son. Appiah’s father is Kwabena Appiah (the younger brother of the late Joe Appiah, a famous Lawyer in Kumasi currently residing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Appiah’s appearance on screen became regular when she was invited by Edward Seddoh Junior the writer of Things We Do For Love as she played the role of Enyonam Blagogee. She later took part in Tentacles, Games People Play, Sun-city and many other TV series. Jackie seemed very shy the first time she was on set to shoot a film titled Divine Love produced by Venus Film Production. According to Jackie Appiah, her memorable movie role was the role she played in Mummy’s Daughter by Venus Films. The film tells the story of the Bartels Family where she played the role of Princess, the daughter.
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 Noah and My Last Wedding, alongside Nollywood actor Emeka Ike.
Appiah’s face can be seen on many billboards and TV commercials in Ghana including a GSMF advert on protection against HIV AIDS. She won the face of U.B in a promotion she did for them on TV commercials and she is currently the face of IPMC for commercials and billboards. “GSMF” was her first TV commercial.
In 2007, Jackie Appiah won the award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Beyonce: The President’s Daughter at the 3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards. At the 6th edition of the same awards scheme, she won the award for Best Actress in Lead Role for her role in The Perfect Picture. She also won the award for Best Actress for her role in 4Play at the 2010 Ghana Movie Awards.
She won the Best Ghanaian Actress award at the City People Entertainment Awards in the same year. In the year 2011 at the Ghana Movie Awards, Jackie Appiah got nominated for the Best Actress Leading Role (English) award for the movie Reason To Kill. She won the award for Pan African Actress of the Year at the 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
At the 2012 Ghana Movie Awards, Jackie Appiah got nominated in the Best Actress in Leading Role category. She also won an award at the Ghana National Youth Achievers Awards and won the award for Best Actress at the African Women Of Worth Awards. She took home the award for Best Actress In Drama at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards and also won the awards for Best Actress Leading Role and Glitz Magazine Favorite Actress at the 2013 Ghana Movie Awards.
Other awards to her credit include Best Actress Diaspora (NAFCA), Best International Actress (Pyprus Magazine Screen Actors Awards) and Achievement In Africa Entertainment (The F.A.C.E List Awards, USA). Some of her nominations include 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards’ Best Actress Comedy Role, 2014 Ghana Movie Awards Best Actress in Leading Role and Favorite Actress,2015 Ghana Movie Awards Favorite Actress and 2015Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards’ Best Actress in Comedy.
Some of the movies Jackie Appiah has played roles include Divine Love, The Heart of Men, Run Baby Run, Beyonce – The President Daughter, The Return of Beyonce, Mummy’s Daughter, The Love Doctor and Royal Battle. Other movies include Chasing Hope, Princess Tyra, The prince’s bride, Fake Feelings, Wind of Love, Total Love, Passion of the Soul, Mortal Desire, Pretty Queen, The Prince’s Bride, The King is Mine and Spirit of a Dancer.
Excess Money, Blindfold, Before My Eyes, Virginity, Career woman, Passion Lady, Her Excellency, The Perfect Picture, Prince of the Niger, My Last Wedding, Love Games, Tears of Womanhood, Night Wedding, A Cry for Justice, 4 Play, 4 Play Reloaded, Death after Birth, Golden Stool, Deadly Assignment, Turning Point and Wrath of a Woman are some of the numerous movies to her credits as well.
Movies such as Blind Lust, Black Soul, Against My Will, Royal Kidnap, End of Royal Kidnap, The Siege, Royal Honour, Eye of the gods, The Comforter, Palace Slave, Throwing Stones, Comfort My Soul, Above Love, Wind of Sorrow, Piece of My Soul, Cold Heart, Golden Heart, A Bitter Blessing and Queens Heart are some of the movies Jackie Appiah can boast of. The rest are Kings Heart, Forever Young, Barrister Anita, Deep Fever, Sisters At War, Cheaters, A Letter From Adam, The Perfect Picture, Reason To Kill, Grooms Bride, Heart of Men and Stigma.
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