Why Yvonne Nelson is regarded as one of the best Ghanaian actresses ever

She is a Ghanaian.

She is a Ghanaian actress.

Her name is Yvonne Nelson, a famous Ghanaian actress, model, author, entrepreneur, director and film producer.

Yvonne Nelson was born on November 12, 1985 in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. She’ll be 39 years old this year. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her father, Mr. O. Nelson is from Ga in the Greater Accra Region and her mother, Mrs. Margaret Gaddy comes from Cape Coast, both in Ghana.

Yvonne Nelson started her education at St. Martin De Porres School in Accra and later went to Aggrey Memorial Senior High School and obtained her West African Senior School Certificate. Afterward, she proceeded to Zenith University College and Central University in Ghana and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management. She also obtained her master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Adminstration (GIMPA) in 2020.

Yvonne Nelson started her career as a model in 2000. In 2007, she joined the Ghanaian movie industry and rose to fame after playing the lead character in her first movie “Princess Tyra”, starring alongside Van Vicker, Jackie Appiah. The movie won her The Best Upcoming Actress at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).

Yvonne Nelson is also a philanthropist. In 2010, she founded a charity organization known as “Yvonne Nelson Glaucoma Foundation”, an organization aimed at creating awareness about the Glaucoma disease.

In 2011, she produced her first movie titled “The Price”. She also produced “Single and Married” in 2012 and “House of Gold” in 2013. The movie ‘House of Gold’ won her the Best Picture at the Ghana Movie Awards and Best Ghanaian Movie at the 2013 City People Entertainment Awards.

In 2013 , Yvonne Nelson was honored by GoWoman Magazine and Printex for her efforts in setting up the Glaucoma Foundation to fight the disease and her film career.

In 2018, she was awarded a special award at the “MTN Heroes of Change” in recognition of her charity work in fighting glaucoma.

On Sunday, June 18, 2023, Yvonne Nelson unveiled her controversial memoir titled “I Am Not Yvonne Nelson”. Within a 24 hours of its release, the book swiftly climbed the ranks and secured its position among the best-selling titles on Amazon Books being among the top twenty Arts and Entertainment Biographies.

Yvonne Nelson in her book shares a gripping account in her memoir that sheds light on her secret involvement with Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie. Detailing their sexual relationship, unplanned pregnancy, and its termination. She also made known in her book that Iyanya, the Nigerian musician cheated on her with the actress, Tonto Dikeh.

Yvonne Nelson is very beautiful, gifted, skillful, creative and highly talented actress known for her good interpretation of movie roles. She knows how to interpret her role very well and can fit in any character assigned to her by movie directors and producers in Ghana and Nigeria.

She has worked with Ghanaian and Nigerian actors and actresses like Jackie Appiah, Van Vicker, Nadia Buari, Kofi Adjorlolo, Majid Michael, Nkem Owoh, Tana Adelana, Eddie Watson, Tobi Bakre, amongst others.

Yvonne Nelson is regarded as one of the best Ghanaian actresses to ever grace the screens with her acting talent. She has been in the Ghanaian movie industry for 16 years.

She is known for Princess Tyra (2007), Single and Married (2012), and Fix Us (2019). She is about to release her new movie titled “Tripping”, which premieres March 29, 2024 on Silverbird Cinemas, Accra, Ghana.

In October 2017, Yvonne Nelson gave birth to a daughter with her ex-boyfriend, Jamie Roberts.