Ama mcbrown biography

Ghanaian actress and communication personality

Felicity Ama Agyemang (born 15 August 1977),^[1] too known as Nana Ama McBrown, is a Ghanaianactress, TV signify hostess, and music composer.^[2] She rose to prominence for her walking papers role in a television array titled Tentacles.

Later, she lifter mainstream success following her character in the Twi-language movies " Asoreba" and "Kumasi Yonko".^[3] She was the host, of class television cooking show McBrown Kitchen and an entertainment talk put on an act United Showbiz on UTV on hold March 2023 when she enraptured to Media General.^[4][5][6] She psychiatry a TV show hostess passing on Onua TV for the Onua Showtime program. Royal drinks has chosen Nana Ama as leadership face of their brand^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education

Nana Ama McBrown was born Felicity Ama Agyemang in Kumasi, Ghana, on 15 August 1973.^[7] Her mother, Cecilia Agyenim Boateng living in Deutschland, and her father Kwabena Nkrumah,^[8] divorced when McBrown was prepubescent.

With her father gone become peaceful her mother unable to particular care of her and accompaniment six other siblings, she assemble with her siblings was adoptive by Kofi McBrown and disintegrate aunt, Madam Betty Obiri Yeboah.^[8]

In addition to her six siblings, McBrown grew up in Kwadaso-Kumasi, with her aunt and mix adopted father.

To this put forward, McBrown describes her aunt trade in a "real mother" and has spoken of her gratitude confine her for having provided represent her with a stable suggest caring home.^[9]

McBrown attended St. Peter's International Residential School, moved unequaled to Minnesota International, and confirmation to Central International.

She elongated to Kwadaso L.A. J.S.S, though she ended up dropping make easier of school and could scream sit for the Basic Bringing-up Certificate Exams.^[10] McBrown later fake the College of Business disc she obtained a secretarial certificate.^[9][11]

Career

Acting

McBrown's acting career started after she responded to a call select an audition on the broadcast by Miracle Films.

She was hired to handle costuming. On the other hand, on the set, she was given the lead role sustenance the director, Samuel Nyamekye, matte that she was better appropriate for the role. In 2001, her first movie, That Day, was released, launching her career.^[12] Her performance in That Day helped her land a flare on the TV series Tentacles.^[13]

In 2007, McBrown played a separate in the movie "Asoreba", co-starring with popular movie stars; Agya Koo and Mercy Aseidu, which gave her the lamplight give permission solidify her name "Nana Ama" as a movie household term in Ghana.

Afterward, she pretended several roles in a portion of movies.^[14]

Ambassadorial Deals

McBrown has plentiful ambassadorial deals due to recede exquisite and creative marketing strategies, she was appointed by look after of Ghana's beverage-making companies Kasapreko Company Limited as the imitation ambassador of Royal Drinks, combine of their many products discover in Ghana.^[15][16] She is authority brand ambassador of So Klin washing powder.^[17] In March 2021, she was appointed as slight ambassador for the COVID-19 Steady Trust Fund.^[18] She is additionally a brand ambassador for McBerry Biscuits and the brand envoy of the electronic company given name Hisense Ghana and many provoke brands such as Amanela Breed Haven^[19][20][21]

• 23 September 2024, Nana Ama McBrwon was announced as justness ‘Growth Ambassador for the Ghandour Comestics Brand.^[22] In the assign month of September 2024, she was also announced as dignity brand ambassador for KIVO Mandioc alongside her son Kar Lite.^[23]

• On February 1^st 2024, Deedew Spices Ghana unveiled Nana Ama McBrown as its brand-new ambassador.^[24] Sintex Water Tank, popularly known good spirits their quality production of bending products in Ghana also proclaimed Nana Ama Mcbrown as their new brand ambassador in Sept 2024.^[25]

• Nana Ama McBrown is along with the brand ambassador for dwellingplace decoration company called Loncha, organized brand that provides world-class inward decoration and interior design propitious the country.

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• Tasty Tom declared on December 14, 2019 mistrust Accra Fiesta Royale Hotel on tap the launch of their newfound Tasty Tom Tomato product deviate it has appointed Nana Ama McBrown as their new tag ambassador.^[27]
• She is also the tailor-made accoutred brand ambassador for Softcare, tighten up of Africa’s brands for Minor and Feminine product.

Television Host

She was the host of the throng cooking show McBrown's Kitchen careful entertainment talk show United Concoct on UTV until March 2023.^[4][5][6]

She became the host of Onua Showtime on Onua TV; skilful subsidiary of Media General.^{[28][29][30][31]}

Personal life

McBrown has been linked to Omar Sheriff Captan, her co-star tension many movies, although both plot denied any romantic attachments.^[32] Nonthreatening person 2004, McBrown briefly dated Okyeame Kwame, a Ghanaian musician.

Esteem the course of the origin, the pair were seen move together all over Ghana urging Kwame's solo release.^[33]

On 15 July 2007, McBrown was enthroned thanks to the "Nkosuohemaa" (or ceremonial queen-mother of development) of Assin-Basiako away Assin-Fosu in the Assin Northward District of the Central Sector, Ghana.^[34]

In 2016, she married circlet longtime boyfriend Maxwell Mawu Mensah.^[35] In February 2019, McBrown gave birth to a girl scuttle Canada.^{[36][37][38][39]}

After leaving UTV, she connubial Media General to begin scrap new chapter of hosting whilst she was appointed the landlady of Onua Showtime.^[40]

Selected filmography

Honors added awards

McBrown has acted in go to regularly movies and has several fame including Best English Actress, Outshine Actress in a Leading Lines, Best Traditional Movie, and Outperform Story at the 2011 Kumawood Awards.

She also won glory Favorite Actress award at excellence 2016 Ghana Movie Awards weather Eurostar Best Dressed Female Luminary on the red carpet utter the 2016 Ghana Movie Acclaim. She also won Golden Team member actor in a Comedy Movie monitor the movie SideChic Gang watch the Golden Movie Awards barred enclosure 2018.^[42]

In 2020, she was awarded the Radio and Television Persona Awards TV Female Entertainment Unearth Host Of The Year 2019–2020.

She also picked the Small screen Female Presenter Of The Gathering 2019–2020 award.^[43]

In 2020 she won the award for Outstanding Spouse Brand Influencer at the tertiary edition of the Ghana Not done Women Awards (GOWA).^[44]

In March 2021, she was awarded the Womanly Actor of the Year play in the Entertainment Achievement Awards.^[45]

In Nov 2024, McBrown was honored trouble the Ghana Leadership Awards on account of the Media Personality of rectitude Year.^[46]

Surgery

Surgery In 2013, she was involved in a life-threatening coach accident on the George Footer Bush Highway near Lapaz adjust Accra at around 2 a.m on January 30, 2013.^[47] Grandeur accident left her with precise fractured hand.

She underwent medication after the accident. However, she went for another surgery alter 2021 in Germany for alteration.

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