Dorcas Shola Fapson () is a Nigerian actress and

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, known for her role as Sophie in MTV's '' Shuga''. In 2020, she returned to the ''Shuga'' series as it dealt with coronavirus issues, with the actors doing the filming over several African countries.

Life

Fapson was born in

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in the 1990s. Her mother died when she was 14 and she completed her first degree in Criminology

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. She then went on to study acting in New York. She has appeared in series 3 of

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as 'Sophie' and she was the presenter of "The Juice" an interview series for

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. She was in series 3 ''MTV Shuga'' and she returned as medical expert "Sophie" when it went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus in 2020. The series was written by Tunde Aladese and broadcast for several nights - its backers include the

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. The series was based in

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and Côte d'Ivoire and the story will progresses using on-line conversations between the characters. All of the filming was done by the actors who include Mohau Cele, Lerato Walaza, Sthandiwe Kgoroge,

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and

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Filmography

Film

*'' Banana Island Ghost'' (2017) *'' My Wife & I'' (2017) *''

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'' (2019) *''

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'' (2022) *''

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'' (2022)

Television

*'' Shuga (season 3): Shuga Naija'' (2013-2014, 2020) *'' Hustle'' (2016-2018) *''

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'' (2019-2021)

References

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Life

Filmography

Film

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