Martha Ankomah is a Ghanaian film actress and an entrepreneur Ankomah
was born in Accra, Ghana, as the first-born of her single mother,
Ankomah recalled encountering several challenges during her childhood.
She is an alumna of Adabraka Presbyterian Junior High School, Labone
Senior High School and Jayee University College.According to her, she
delved into acting through her cousin in 1994. After taking part in
several auditions for movies, and acting in some television serials
and film productions, she entered into Next Movie Star, where she was
placed third in the 2007 edition of the reality show. Ankomah
disclosed during an interview with Hitz FM in 2016 that henceforth she
would only consider roles that are morally just and bring about
positive change in the society. In September 2018, she clarified her
position, explaining that she can assume any role in a film as long as
it passes a positive message to its audience. In 2017, Ankomah was
criticized by some film stakeholders when she questioned the
superficial narrative of Ghanaian films. She expressed concern that
the industry need to change the theme of their films to develop. Film
directors felt her statement was disrespectful and lacking in
knowledge of the art of film-making.In November 2018, she began a
campaign that seeks to encourage young people to read.In 2014, Ankomah
signed an endorsement deal with Vitamilk Viora. Dusk Capital Limited,
a Ghanaian Investment Bank in 2017 revealed Ankomah as their brand
ambassador. She has worked with Globacom since 2018 as a brand
ambassador. In 2018, Ankomah was named the brand ambassador for Ghana
Textiles Printers' (GTP) new fabric 'Adepa Dumas'.
was born in Accra, Ghana, as the first-born of her single mother,
Ankomah recalled encountering several challenges during her childhood.
She is an alumna of Adabraka Presbyterian Junior High School, Labone
Senior High School and Jayee University College.According to her, she
delved into acting through her cousin in 1994. After taking part in
several auditions for movies, and acting in some television serials
and film productions, she entered into Next Movie Star, where she was
placed third in the 2007 edition of the reality show. Ankomah
disclosed during an interview with Hitz FM in 2016 that henceforth she
would only consider roles that are morally just and bring about
positive change in the society. In September 2018, she clarified her
position, explaining that she can assume any role in a film as long as
it passes a positive message to its audience. In 2017, Ankomah was
criticized by some film stakeholders when she questioned the
superficial narrative of Ghanaian films. She expressed concern that
the industry need to change the theme of their films to develop. Film
directors felt her statement was disrespectful and lacking in
knowledge of the art of film-making.In November 2018, she began a
campaign that seeks to encourage young people to read.In 2014, Ankomah
signed an endorsement deal with Vitamilk Viora. Dusk Capital Limited,
a Ghanaian Investment Bank in 2017 revealed Ankomah as their brand
ambassador. She has worked with Globacom since 2018 as a brand
ambassador. In 2018, Ankomah was named the brand ambassador for Ghana
Textiles Printers' (GTP) new fabric 'Adepa Dumas'.
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