Lydia Forson (born 24 October 1984) is a Ghanaian actress, writer, and producer. In 2010 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Early life and education Forson was born on 24 October 1984 in Mankessim, Ghana. She received her early education at Wilmore Elementary School in Kentucky. At the age of nine, her family moved back to Ghana, where she continued her education at Akosombo International School. She also attended St. Louis Secondary School, Kumasi, where she completed her secondary school education.
Forson graduated from the University of Ghana, earning a bachelor's degree in English Language and Information Studies.
Career Forson's acting career started with a cameo role in Hotel St. James (2005), Run Baby Run (2006), Different Shades of Blue (2007) and a stint in the reality show The Next Movie Star in Nigeria (2007). In 2008, Forson took on the lead role in Scorned, a drama helmed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso, CEO of Sparrow Productions, who had previously worked with Forson in the Ghanaian television series Different Shades of Blue. This starring role led to her first Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination as the Best Upcoming Female Actress.
In 2009, Forson starred in the award-winning The Perfect Picture by Frimpong-Manso in which she plays an abused wife who seeks revenge. Subsequent films include A Sting in a Tale (2009), Masquerades (2011) a comedy she also co-wrote, Phone Swap (2012), Keteke (2017), Sidechic Gang (2017) and For Love and Country (2025).
Filmography
Hotel St. James (2005) – Cameo roles Run Baby Run (2006) – Supporting role Different Shades of Blue (2007) The Next Movie Star Reality Show (2007) – Third runner-up Scorned (2008) – Lead role - as Dea Thompson The Perfect Picture (2009) – Supporting role - as Dede A Sting in a Tale (2009) – Lead role - as Frema Masquerades (2011) - as Nana Yaa Boateng Phone Swap (2012) - as Gina Kamara's Tree (2013) - as Lucy Scandal (2013) (South African series) – Aku A Letter From Adam (2014) – Writer/Producer Isoken (2017) as Kukua Keteke (2017) - Leading role"Keteke (2017)", IMDb. - as Atswei Sidechic Gang (2018) - as Baaba The Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later (2019) as Dede Borga (2021) - as Mother For Love and Country (2025) - as Anima Grant
Awards
YearAwardCategoryResultRef2009Africa Movie Academy AwardBest Actress in Supporting Role (Borga)2010Best Actress in a lead role2012Ghana Movie AwardsBest Screenplay (In The Cupboard)2015Golden Icons Academy Movie AwardsBest Comedic ActAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest Actress in a ComedyBest Writer (Comedy)Nigeria Entertainment Awards Actress of the Year (Africa)2017Africa Movie Academy AwardBest Actress in a lead role2018Africa Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest Supporting Actress2020People's Choice Awards2022Entertainment Achievement AwardsFemale Actor of the YearWon
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