Grace Omaboe

Grace Omaboe, also known as Maame Dokono, is a Ghanaian actress,singer,television personality, author and a former politician.[1][2] She run the former Peace and Love Orphanage which is now Graceful Grace school in Accra.[3]

Grace Omaboe
BornJune 1946
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materAbetifi Girls School
OccupationActress
Children6

Early life

Omaboe hails from Nyafuman in the Birim North District of Ghana. She attended Abetifi Girls School.[4][3]

Career

Grace Omaboe was initially a writer on Osofo Dadzi in the 70s when she was encouraged by Nana Bosompra to act in a series she co produced called Keteke.[5] Grace Omaboe first started acting in the Keteke TV series on Ghanaian State owned TV, GTV. She moved on from there to become one of the most sought after actress of her time when she starred in and produced the 1980s/1990s Akan drama series Obra on GTV and also co-hosted an educative story telling tv program for kids known us By The Fire Side. Popularly known as Maame Dokono (after she played a character as a kenkey seller), she moved on to feature in several Ghanaian movies both Akan and English. She starred in the 2013 short Kwaku Ananse and Children of the Mountain (2016).[6][7]

In 2000 and 2004 Omaboe stood as parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in New Abirem for Birim North Constituency in the Eastern Region. In 2008 Omaboe defected to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).[8] Omaboe claims that the NDC fabricated stories against her, which required her to fight and win a court case brought against her orphanage for criminal negligence.[9] She quit politics in 2016, saying it was a waste of time, money, and full of people telling untruths.[10]

Omaboe was selected to be President of the 2017 Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) jury.[11][12]

Filmography

Personal life

Grace Omaboe was married but divorced.[13] Grace Omaboe has six children with two based in the United States, two in the Netherlands and the rest in Ghana.[14][15][16][17]

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References
  1. "Politics scares me now - Maame Dokono". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  2. 122108447901948 (2018-03-12). "In celebration of Grace Omaboe: Most talented Ghanaian entertainer". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-11-26.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Personality Profile: Grace Omaboe; A veteran Ghanaian actress – Today Newspaper". Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. Boateng, Michael Ofori Amanfo. "NDC destroyed my life—Maame Dokono". Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. 122108447901948 (2018-03-12). "In celebration of Grace Omaboe: Most talented Ghanaian entertainer". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-04-13.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Kwaku Ananse Film by Akosua Adoma Owusu". 2dots.co. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. "Grace Omaboe". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  8. "Maame Dokono defects to NPP". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  9. "NDC destroyed my life – Maame Dokono". www.justiceghana.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  10. Essah, Helena (2016-03-22). "Maame Dokono: Politics is all full of lies". Ghana Live TV. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  11. "Grace Omaboe appointed head of jury for 2017 GMAA". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  12. Ghana, News. "Grace Omaboe appointed head of jury for 2017 GMAA". Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  13. "I regret leaving my first husband – Maame Dokono". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  14. Juanita Sallah. "I wish I could do 'By the Fireside' again – Maame Dokono". starrfmonline.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  15. https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1065484/Grace-Omaboe/filmography
  16. News Ghana (13 June 2015). "Veteran actress Grace Omaboe dazzles at Golden Movie Awards screening". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  17. Patrick Ayumu. "Maame Dokono was a "disaster" for NPP – Arthur K". starrfmonline.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.


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