Grace Omaboe

Grace Omaboe
Born10 June 1946 (1946-06-10) (age 78)
Birim North, Ghana
Other namesMaame Dokono
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, television personality, author and politician
Children6

Grace Omaboe (born on June 10, 1946) is also called Maame Dokono. She is from Ghana and works as an actress, singer, and TV personality.[1][2][3] She used to run Peace and Love Orphanage, which is now Graceful Grace School in Accra.[4] She was honored with an award from the 3Music Awards for her work in Ghana’s entertainment industry.[5]

Early life

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Grace Omaboe was born in June 1946 in Nyafuman, Birim North District, Ghana. She went to Abetifi Girls School. Her first acting role was in the Akan Drama Series "OBRA" shown on GBC TV.[6]She also wrote scripts for the TV series Osofo Dadzie.[7]

Career

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In the 1970s, Omaboe was a writer for Osofo Dadzi. Nana Bosompra encouraged her to act in a series called Keteke, which she helped produce.[8]

Omaboe acted in many Ghanaian movies, both in Akan and English. She was in the short film Kwaku Ananse in 2013.[9]

In 2000, Omaboe ran for parliament with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in New Abirem for the Birim North Constituency in the Eastern Region and came in second.[10]

In 2008, Omaboe supported the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[11] She says the NDC made up stories about her, leading her to win a court case against her orphanage for criminal negligence.[12] The orphanage was shut down because it was operating without a license.[13] Omaboe left politics in 2016, saying it was a waste of time, money, and full of lies.[14]

In 2017, Omaboe was chosen to be the President of the Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) jury.[15][16]

Filmography

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  • Obra
  • Matters of the Heart (1993)
  • I Surrender (1998) as Julie
  • Expectations (1999) as Obaa Mercy
  • Kwaku Ananse (Short film) (2013) as Aso Yaa
  • Children of The Mountain (2016) as Naana
  • John and John (2017)
  • Amerikafo (Short film) (2018) as Grandma
  • P over D (2019) as Maame Serwaa
  • Aloe Vera (2020)
  • Nobody's Ex (2021) as Grandma
  • Freedom and Justice (2021) as Mother
  • Red Carpet (2022)
  • Yaa (2023)

Personal life

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Omaboe has been married and divorced twice.[17] She has six children. Two live in the United States, two live in the Netherlands, and the rest live in Ghana.[18][19][20]

Omaboe says she had a relationship with David Dontoh when they worked on "Keteke" and "Obra." They are believed to have dated for about four years. Dontoh does not confirm or deny this but says they were very good friends,[21] especially when Omaboe was separated from her first husband.[22] Omaboe and Dontoh separated but have stayed close friends since then.[23][24]

References

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  1. ↑ "Grace Omaboe Mom Dies At 105". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Politics scares me now - Maame Dokono". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  3. ↑ "In celebration of Grace Omaboe: Most talented Ghanaian entertainer". Graphic Online. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  4. ↑ "Personality Profile: Grace Omaboe; A veteran Ghanaian actress – Today Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. ↑ "Theresa Ayoade, Akosua Adjepong, Daughters of Glorious Jesus, others honoured at 3Music Women's Brunch - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Maame Dokono loses mother". Pulse Ghana. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  7. ↑ "Grace Omaboe, Biography, Age, Education, By The Fire Side, Net worth, Date Of Birth, Maame Dokono, Birthday » GhLinks.com.gh™". Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  8. ↑ "In celebration of Grace Omaboe: Most talented Ghanaian entertainer". Graphic Online. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  9. ↑ "Kwaku Ananse Film by Akosua Adoma Owusu". 2dots.co. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election 2000: Birim North Constituency". Peace FM Online. 14 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Maame Dokono defects to NPP". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  12. ↑ "NDC destroyed my life – Maame Dokono". www.justiceghana.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  13. ↑ "Court acquits and discharges Maame Dokono". Business Ghana. 6 August 2010.
  14. ↑ Essah, Helena (2016-03-22). "Maame Dokono: Politics is all full of lies". Ghana Live TV. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  15. ↑ "Grace Omaboe appointed head of jury for 2017 GMAA". www.ghanaweb.com. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  16. ↑ "Grace Omaboe appointed head of jury for 2017 GMAA". 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  17. ↑ "I regret leaving my first husband – Maame Dokono". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  18. ↑ Juanita Sallah. "I wish I could do 'By the Fireside' again – Maame Dokono". starrfmonline.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  19. ↑ News Ghana (13 June 2015). "Veteran actress Grace Omaboe dazzles at Golden Movie Awards screening". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Veteran Ghanaian actor David Dontoh talks about his life, acting career and more on Upside Down. YouTube.
  22. ↑ "Maame Dokono explains break up with David Dontor". 26 November 2019.
  23. ↑ "'I Broke up with David Dontoh Because I Couldn't Give Him a Child"-Maame Dokono Reveals". 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  24. ↑ "My inability to give David Dontoh a child broke us up – Maame Dokono". 31 March 2021.

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