Yvonne Nelson


Yvonne Nelson is a Ghanaian actress, model, film producer and entrepreneur. She has starred in several movies, including House of Gold, Any Other Monday, In April, and Swings.

Early life

Yvonne Nelson was born in Accra Ghana. She is a descent of the Fante people and Ga people. She started her education at St. Martin De Porres School in Accra and later went to Aggrey Memorial Senior High School. She had her tertiary education at Zenith University College and Central University, where she did a degree course in human resource management.

Career

Nelson, a former Miss Ghana contestant, bust onto the movie scene with big-screen roles in Princess Tyra and Playboy.She delved into movie production in 2011. Her first production was the movie The Price, which was released that year. She also produced Single and Married in 2012 and House of Gold in 2013. The latter won Best Picture at the Ghana Movie Awards and Best Ghanaian Movie at the 2013 City People Entertainment Awards.

Personal life

On October 29, 2017, Nelson gave birth to her daughter Ryn Roberts with her ex-boyfriend, Jamie Roberts. The actress remained silent about rumors of her pregnancy until she announced the birth of her daughter through a WOW Magazine Cover

Philanthropy

Nelson founded the Yvonne Nelson Glaucoma Foundation in 2010 to help create awareness about the disease. With support from other Ghanaian celebrities, she recorded an all-star charity single and shot a video to help educate people. She also shot a video to help educate people about glaucoma. As a result of her philanthropic activities particularly in glaucoma, she was honored by GoWoman Magazine and Printex for her foundation and film career.

Campaign

In recent times, Nelson has taken it upon herself, together with other celebrities, to add more voices to the masses in protests against the energy crisis in her country. She led a peaceful vigil called DumsorMustStop on May 16, 2015. The hashtag #dumsormuststop is currently used on social media to amplify the concerns of Ghanaians with regards to the energy crisis. Yvonne, known be very vocal lately about political issues in the country lamented the lack of development in Ghana since the country attained her independence in 1957. She told the BBC in an interview that she may consider running for political office in the future. Actress Yvonne Nelson tweeted that she is looking forward to the day Ghanaians would refuse to vote in presidential elections to send a message to politicians.

Recognition

Yvonne Nelson was awarded a special award at the "MTN Heroes of Change" in recognition of her charity work in fighting glaucoma.

Filmography

Nelson has featured in over 100 movies, including:
YearEventPrizeRecipientResult
20084th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Upcoming ActressPrincess Tyra
2009Joy Nite Fm AwardsStars Best Actress
20102010 Ghana Movie AwardsBest Actress - Supporting RoleThe Game
20102010 Ghana Movie AwardsFavorite ActressHerself
20106th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActressHeart of Men
20112011 Ghana Movie AwardsBest Actress - Supporting Role4Play Reloaded
2011City People AwardsBest Ghanaian Actress
20122012 Ghana Movie AwardsBest ActressSingle & Married
20122012 Ghana Movie AwardsBest Picture-Africa CollaborationSingle & Married
20122012 Ghana Movie AwardsBest PictureSingle & Married
20132013 Ghana Movie AwardsBest ActressThe Price
20132013 Ghana Movie AwardsGlitz Magazine Fans Favorite ActressHerself
2013City People Entertainment AwardsHottest Ghanaian Actress in NollywoodHerself
20142014 Ghana Movie AwardsBest Actress - Leading RoleBachelors
20152015 Ghana Movie AwardsBest Actress - Leading RoleIf Tomorrow Never Comes
20152015 Ghana Movie AwardsBest PictureIf Tomorrow Never Comes
20152015 Ghana Movie AwardsFavorite ActressIf Tomorrow Never Comes
2015Glitz Style AwardsMost Stylish Movie StarHerself
2016Ghana Movie AwardsBest ActressIn April
2018Ghana Movie AwardsBest ActressJungle JusticeWon