Kalsoume Sinare Explained

Kalsoume Sinare
Nationality:Ghanaian
Occupation:Actress, model
Credits:
  • Babina
  • Trinity
  • Sala
Relatives:Said Sinare (brother)
Awards:Golden Movie Awards
Spouse:Anthony Baffoe

Kalsoume Sinare is a Ghanaian actress and former model. She has appeared in over fifty films, including Babina, Trinity, and Sala, for which she received a Golden Actress award in the Drama category.

Biography

Sinare was the first of nine children in her family. She attended Accra High School, after which she started her entertainment career as a model. She represented Ghana at the 1990 Miss Model of the World pageant, and regularly appeared on television as a commercial model for consumer products.[1]

Sinare made her acting debut in the stage production Theatre Mirrors, then began her film career in 1993 in Out of Sight.[2] She became "immensely popular" in Ghana after she played the lead role in Babina, a religiously-themed horror film. She has appeared in over fifty films,[3] including 4ever Young,[4] The Five Brides,[5] and The New Sun.[6] Her role in the 2010 film Trinity earned a Zulu African Film Academy Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress[7] as well as a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Ghana Movie Awards.[8] She received a second Ghana Movie Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2013 film 3 Some.[9] In 2017 her lead role in the film Sala won the Golden Actress award in the Drama category at the Golden Movie Awards.[10]

Personal life

Sinare married Ghanaian international footballer Anthony Baffoe in 1994.[11] Both Sinare and Baffoe are Muslims. Sinare has publicly supported the National Democratic Congress in Ghanaian elections,[12] and participated in the 2013 inauguration ceremony for John Mahama,[13] whom she endorsed again in 2016.[14] She is the sister of Ghanaian politician and former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Said Sinare.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Out of SightSally
2000Babina Babina
2007Princess Tyra Agnes
20104 Play Madine
4ever YoungSalimat Ellen Mahama
Trinity
20133 SomeNominated for Best Supporting Actress, Ghana Movie Awards
2014Jackie Goes to SchoolQueen
2017The New Sun
SalaWon Golden Actress, Golden Movie Awards
2018Getting MarriedJordan's Mum
2019P over DMrs. AmpomaaComedy/Drama/Romance

Notes and References

  1. Book: Meyer, Birgit. Sensational Movies: Video, Vision, and Christianity in Ghana. 2015. University of California Press. 9780520962651. 287.
  2. News: The Money Is Good - Says Actress Kalsoume Sinare. 12 October 2009. 18 January 2019. Daily Graphic. ModernGhana.com. Jayne. Buckman-Owoo. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120194529/https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/10207/the-money-is-good-says-actress-kalsoume-sinare.html. 20 January 2019. live.
  3. News: Kalsoume Sinare: My Husband Is A Muslim. Times Weekend. GhanaWeb. 11 December 2011. 18 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120144427/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Kalsoume-Sinare-My-Husband-Is-A-Muslim-226487. 20 January 2019. live.
  4. Kalsoume, Dumelo and Jackie Star in '4ever Young'. Graphic Showbiz. 11 November 2010. 10.
  5. Book: Female Narratives in Nollywood Melodramas. Elizabeth. Johnson. Donald. Culverson. Lexington Books. 2016. 9781498524759. 136, 138.
  6. News: The New Sun confronts FGM and forced marriage. 22 May 2017. 18 January 2019. Henry. Deban. Graphic Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120144325/https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/tv-radio/the-new-sun-confronts-fgm-and-forced-marriage.html. 20 January 2019. live.
  7. News: Gollywood Set to Outdo Nollywood at ZAFAA 2010. Leadership. Al-Amin. Ciroma. 11 September 2010.
  8. News: Ghana Movie Awards Jury gives official tally of nominations; 'Ama Ghana' tops all!. GhanaWeb. 8 December 2010. 20 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190121064351/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Ghana-Movie-Awards-Jury-gives-official-tally-of-nominations-Ama-Ghana-tops-all-199093. 21 January 2019. live.
  9. News: Ghana Movie Awards - Who Goes Home With An Award?. Pulse.ng. 16 October 2013. 20 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190121064823/https://www.pulse.ng/gist/ghana-movie-awards-who-goes-home-with-an-award/xfp41c0. 21 January 2019. live.
  10. Web site: Kalsoume Sinare, Roselyn Ngissah, others win awards at Golden Movie Awards Africa 2017. GhanaWeb. 24 July 2017. 18 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120144408/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Kalsoume-Sinare-Roselyn-Ngissah-others-win-awards-at-Golden-Movie-Awards-Africa-2017-562404. 20 January 2019. live.
  11. News: Celebrity Marriages Beating the Odds. 22 January 2018. 18 January 2019. Graphic Online. Linda. Safoa Antwi. Jayne. Buckman-Owoo. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120144356/https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/celebrity-marriages-beating-the-odds.html. 20 January 2019. live.
  12. Web site: Actress Kalsoume Sinare declares support for NDC. 6 December 2016. 18 January 2019. GhanaWeb. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120144144/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Actress-Kalsoume-Sinare-declares-support-for-NDC-492724. 20 January 2019. live.
  13. News: Celebrities At Prez Mahama's Inauguration Ceremony. 9 January 2013. Chris. Twum. The Ghanaian Chronicle.
  14. News: Ghana's Top Celebrities Endorse Mahama. Gifty. Arthur. The Herald. 27 July 2016.

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