Yvonne Okoro

Yvonne Okoro
Born
Chinyere Yvonne Okoro

(1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39)
Tamale, Ghana
CitizenshipNigerian, Ghanaian
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
AwardsAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice Award
Websiteyvonneokoro.com

Chinyere Yvonne Okoro is a Ghanaian Nigerian actress. Born to a Nigerian dad and Ghanaian mother, Yvonne Okoro is of mixed lineage and calls herself an African. Yvonne Okoro is from Koforidua in the Eastern Parts of Ghana. She received Ghana Movie Awards Best Actress Award in 2010[1] and was nominated for Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actress twice in a row in 2011 and 2012 for her movies Pool Party and Single Six.[2] She has also received four Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award[1] and in 2012 was honoured with a Distinguished Achievement Award at the Nigeria Excellence Awards.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Yvonne Okoro, Efya Made Ambassadors For Head Of State Awards". Daily Guide Ghana. November 19, 2014. Archived from the original on Sep 23, 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ^ Mensah, Kofi (10 December 2013). "10 things you don't know about Yvonne". BuzzGhana. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Yvonne Okoro honoured by Nigeria Excellence Awards". AmeyawDebrah.Com. April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Yvonne Okoro". ghananation.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.