Grace Omaboe Explained

Grace Omaboe
Other Names:Maame Dokono
Birth Place:Birim North, Ghana
Occupation:Actress, singer, television personality, author and politician
Children:6

Grace Omaboe (born 10 June 1946), popularly known as Maame Dokono, is a Ghanaian actress, singer and television personality.[1] [2] [3] She ran the former Peace and Love Orphanage which is now Graceful Grace school in Accra.[4] Omaboe and others were honoured by the organisers of 3Music Awards for her achievement in the entertainment industry in Ghana.[5]

Early life

Grace Omaboe was born in June 1946 in Nyafuman, Birim North District, Ghana.

She attended Abetifi Girls School.

Omaboes first acting role was in the Akan Drama Series "OBRA" which was broadcast on GBC TV.[6] Omaboe was a scriptwriter for the television series, Osofo Dadzie[7]

Career

Omaboe was initially a writer on Osofo Dadzi in the 70s when she was encouraged by Nana Bosompra to act in a series she co-produced called Keteke.[8]

Omaboe featured in several Ghanaian movies both Akan and English. She starred in the 2013 short film Kwaku Ananse.[9]

In 2000, Omaboe stood as parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in New Abirem for Birim North Constituency in the Eastern Region where she came second.[10]

In 2008, Omaboe supported the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[11] Omaboe claims that the NDC fabricated stories against her, which required her to fight and win a court case brought against her orphanage for criminal negligence.[12] The orphanage was closed down due to operating without a licence. [13] Omaboe left politics in 2016, saying it was a waste of time, money, and full of people telling untruths.[14]

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

Filmography

Personal life

Omaboe has been married, and subsequently divorced twice.[17] She has six children, two of whom are based in the United States, two in the Netherlands and the rest in Ghana.[18] [19] [20]

Omaboe says she had a relationship with David Dontoh during their days on Keteke and Obra. It is believed that the pair dated for about four years during their heyday. Dontoh does not confirm or deny these rumours[21] but insists that the two were very good friends and particularly close during the period when Omaboe was separated from her first husband. [22] Onaboe and Dontoh separated but have remained close friends ever since.[23] [24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grace Omaboe Mom Dies At 105. 2021-05-27. Modern Ghana. en.
  2. Web site: Politics scares me now - Maame Dokono. www.myjoyonline.com. 2019-03-02.
  3. Web site: In celebration of Grace Omaboe: Most talented Ghanaian entertainer. 2018-03-12. Graphic Online. en-gb. 2019-11-26.
  4. Web site: Personality Profile: Grace Omaboe; A veteran Ghanaian actress – Today Newspaper. en-US. 2020-04-03. 2020-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20201224122102/https://www.todaygh.com/personality-profile-grace-omaboe-veteran-ghanaian-actress/. dead.
  5. Web site: Theresa Ayoade, Akosua Adjepong, Daughters of Glorious Jesus, others honoured at 3Music Women's Brunch - MyJoyOnline.com. 2021-03-08. www.myjoyonline.com. 9 March 2020 . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2017-03-24. Maame Dokono loses mother. 2021-05-27. Pulse Ghana. en.
  7. Web site: Grace Omaboe, Biography, Age, Education, By The Fire Side, Net worth, Date Of Birth, Maame Dokono, Birthday » GhLinks.com.gh™. 2021-05-27. en-US.
  8. Web site: In celebration of Grace Omaboe: Most talented Ghanaian entertainer. 2018-03-12. Graphic Online. en-gb. 2019-04-13.
  9. Web site: Kwaku Ananse Film by Akosua Adoma Owusu. 2dots.co. 17 December 2015. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201060721/http://www.2dots.co/2013/01/trailer-kwaku-ananse-film-by-akosua.html. dead.
  10. Web site: 14 August 2024 . Election 2000: Birim North Constituency . Peace FM Online.
  11. Web site: Maame Dokono defects to NPP. www.ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. en. 2017-06-15.
  12. Web site: NDC destroyed my life – Maame Dokono. www.justiceghana.com. en-gb. 2017-06-15.
  13. News: 6 August 2010 . Court acquits and discharges Maame Dokono . Business Ghana.
  14. Web site: Maame Dokono: Politics is all full of lies. Essah. Helena. 2016-03-22. Ghana Live TV. 2017-06-15.
  15. Web site: Grace Omaboe appointed head of jury for 2017 GMAA. www.ghanaweb.com. 27 May 2017. en. 2017-06-15.
  16. Web site: Grace Omaboe appointed head of jury for 2017 GMAA. 27 May 2017 . en-US. 2020-04-03.
  17. Web site: I regret leaving my first husband – Maame Dokono. www.ghanaweb.com. 30 October 2017. en. 2019-04-13.
  18. Web site: I wish I could do 'By the Fireside' again – Maame Dokono. Juanita Sallah. starrfmonline.com. 29 August 2015.
  19. Web site: Veteran actress Grace Omaboe dazzles at Golden Movie Awards screening. News Ghana. 13 June 2015. newsghana.com.gh. 29 August 2015.
  20. Web site: Maame Dokono was a "disaster" for NPP – Arthur K. Patrick Ayumu. starrfmonline.com. 29 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222121621/http://www.starrfmonline.com/1.1794385. 22 December 2015. dead.
  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. Web site: Maame Dokono explains break up with David Dontor. 26 November 2019.
  23. Web site: 'I Broke up with David Dontoh Because I Couldn't Give Him a Child"-Maame Dokono Reveals. 30 March 2021. 15 July 2021. 26 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026090106/https://www.ghgossip.com/i-broke-up-with-david-dontoh-because-i-couldnt-give-him-a-child-maame-dokono-reveals/. dead.
  24. Web site: My inability to give David Dontoh a child broke us up – Maame Dokono. 31 March 2021.

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