Lydia Forson

Lydia Forson studied at University of Ghana, St. Louis Senior High School and Akosombo International School. The recorded working language is English and Fante. Works named in the authority record are Run Baby Run, Scandal!, Phone Swap, A Sting in a Tale, The Perfect Picture and Scorned. Distinctions recorded are Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Ghana Movie Awards.

• Name — Lydia Forson • Born — 24 October 1984 • Birthplace — Mankessim Ghana • Education — University of Ghana • Occupation — Actress, writer and producer • Awards — * Africa Movie Academy Award • Ghana Movie Awards 2012 • 2018 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards • Entertainment Achievement Awards • Years Active — 2005–present • Notable Works — Kamara's Tree, Phone Swap, A Sting in a Tale

Forson was born on 24 October 1984 in Mankessim, Ghana. She received her early education at Wilmore Elementary School in Kentucky. At the age of nine, her family moved back to Ghana, where she continued her education at Akosombo International School. She also attended St. Louis Secondary School, Kumasi, where she completed her secondary school education. Forson graduated from the University of Ghana, earning a bachelor's degree in English Language and Information Studies.

Forson's acting career started with a cameo role in Hotel St. James (2005), Run Baby Run (2006), Different Shades of Blue (2007) and a stint in the reality show The Next Movie Star in Nigeria (2007). In 2008, Forson took on the lead role in Scorned, a drama helmed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso, CEO of Sparrow Productions, who had previously worked with Forson in the Ghanaian television series Different Shades of Blue. This starring role led to her first Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination as the Best Upcoming Female Actress. In 2009, Forson starred in the award-winning The Perfect Picture by Frimpong-Manso in which she plays an abused wife who seeks revenge. Subsequent films include A Sting in a Tale (2009), Masquerades (2011) a comedy she also co-wrote, Phone Swap (2012), Keteke (2017), Sidechic Gang (2017) and For Love and Country (2025).

• Hotel St. James (2005) – Cameo roles • Run Baby Run (2006) – Supporting role • Different Shades of Blue (2007) • The Next Movie Star Reality Show (2007) – Third runner-up • Scorned (2008) – Lead role - as Dea Thompson • The Perfect Picture (2009) – Supporting role - as Dede • A Sting in a Tale (2009) – Lead role - as Frema • Masquerades (2011) - as Nana Yaa Boateng • Phone Swap (2012) - as Gina • Kamara's Tree (2013) - as Lucy • Scandal (2013) (South African series) – Aku • A Letter From Adam (2014) – Writer/Producer • Isoken (2017) as Kukua • Keteke (2017) - Leading role - as Atswei • Sidechic Gang (2018) - as Baaba • The Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later (2019) as Dede • Borga (2021) - as Mother • For Love and Country (2025) - as Anima Grant