Kalsoume Sinare

Kalsoume Sinare is a Ghanaian actress and former model. She has appeared in over fifty films, including Babina, Trinity, and Sala, for which she received a Golden Actress award in the Drama category.

Kalsoume Sinare
NationalityGhanaian
OccupationActress, model
Notable credit(s)
  • Babina
  • Trinity
  • Sala
Spouse(s)Anthony Baffoe
AwardsGolden Movie Awards

Biography

Sinare was the first of nine children in her family. She attended Accra High School, after which she started her entertainment career as a model.[1] She represented Ghana at the 1990 Miss Model of the World pageant, and regularly appeared on television as a commercial model for consumer products.[2]

Sinare made her acting debut in the stage production Theatre Mirrors, then began her film career in 1993 in Out of Sight.[1] She became "immensely popular" in Ghana after she played the lead role in Babina, a religiously-themed horror film.[2] She has appeared in over fifty films,[3] including 4ever Young,[4] The Five Brides,[5] and The New Sun.[6] Her role in the 2010 film Trinity earned a Zulu African Film Academy Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress[7] as well as a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Ghana Movie Awards.[8] She received a second Ghana Movie Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2013 film 3 Some.[9] In 2017 her lead role in the film Sala won the Golden Actress award in the Drama category at the Golden Movie Awards.[10]

Personal life

Sinare married Ghanaian international footballer Anthony Baffoe in 1994.[11] Both Sinare and Baffoe are Muslims.[3] Sinare has publicly supported the National Democratic Congress in Ghanaian elections,[12] and participated in the 2013 inauguration ceremony for John Mahama,[13] whom she endorsed again in 2016.[14]

Filmography
Year Title Notes
1993 Out of Sight
2000 Babina
2007 Princess Tyra
2010 4 Play
4ever Young
Trinity
2013 3 Some Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Ghana Movie Awards
2017 The New Sun
Sala Won Golden Actress, Golden Movie Awards
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References
  1. Buckman-Owoo, Jayne (2009-10-12). "The Money Is Good - Says Actress Kalsoume Sinare". Daily Graphic. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-01-18 – via ModernGhana.com.
  2. Meyer, Birgit (2015). Sensational Movies: Video, Vision, and Christianity in Ghana. University of California Press. p. 287. ISBN 9780520962651.
  3. "Kalsoume Sinare: My Husband Is A Muslim". Times Weekend. 2011-12-11. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-01-18 – via GhanaWeb.
  4. "Kalsoume, Dumelo and Jackie Star in '4ever Young'". Graphic Showbiz. 2010-11-11. p. 10.
  5. Johnson, Elizabeth; Culverson, Donald (2016). Female Narratives in Nollywood Melodramas. Lexington Books. pp. 136, 138. ISBN 9781498524759.
  6. Deban, Henry (2017-05-22). "The New Sun confronts FGM and forced marriage". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  7. Ciroma, Al-Amin (2010-09-11). "Gollywood Set to Outdo Nollywood at ZAFAA 2010". Leadership.
  8. "Ghana Movie Awards Jury gives official tally of nominations; 'Ama Ghana' tops all!". GhanaWeb. 2010-12-08. Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  9. "Ghana Movie Awards - Who Goes Home With An Award?". Pulse.ng. 2013-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  10. "Kalsoume Sinare, Roselyn Ngissah, others win awards at Golden Movie Awards Africa 2017". GhanaWeb. 2017-07-24. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  11. Safoa Antwi, Linda; Buckman-Owoo, Jayne (2018-01-22). "Celebrity Marriages Beating the Odds". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  12. "Actress Kalsoume Sinare declares support for NDC". GhanaWeb. 2016-12-06. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  13. Twum, Chris (2013-01-09). "Celebrities At Prez Mahama's Inauguration Ceremony". The Ghanaian Chronicle.
  14. Arthur, Gifty (2016-07-27). "Ghana's Top Celebrities Endorse Mahama". The Herald.
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