Selam Tesfaye


Selam Tesfaye is an Ethiopian film actress who is known for portraying in various films and television roles especially as opposite character.
She had the lead role in the film Crumbs, directed by Miguel Llansó, and promoted as the first Ethiopian-made science-fiction film.
In September 2018, Selam won the Best Actress award at the 9th Addis Music Awards, for the film Yabedech Yarada Lij.

Life

Selam Tesfaye was born in 1993 in Mekelle, Ethiopia. Her family then moved to Harar where she spent her childhood period. Due to unresolved domestic conflict between her family, her parents divorced and her mother died shortly. Selam has an older sister. She has an aunt that raised her while her father came out as alcoholic at her teenage years. In an interview with The New Humanitarian, Selam told that she had been molestered by her father when she was 13. One day he injected anesthetic drug in her glass containing water. Selam was inauspicious of her father act and drank it, which seduced to lead her bed. Her father stalked to her bedroom and raped her. Afterward Selam decided to reveal the rape to her aunt though she afraid to confidentially tell her in spite of her taciturn venture. Truamatised Selam, then returned the home back before she saw another rape with her sister; which later proclaimed him as HIV positive. Confused by the incident, Selam revealed to her aunt; who secluded her socially. Selam then underwent stand-alone sedentary life so that she cannot interact with people. After this, Selam decided to appear in television program about the raping while also fearing about her aunt. She then gained a media attention and broadly known by media personality in process. Selam has long relationship with Amanuel Tesfaye; both engaged and married in 2018. They have one child.