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Dorcas Shola Fapson () best known as Ms DSF, is a Nigerian actress, DJ and
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, known for her role as Sophie in
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's '' Shuga''. In 2020, she returned to the ''Shuga'' series as it dealt with
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issues, with the actors doing the filming over several African countries.


Early life, education and career

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 in England. She then went on to study acting in
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. She has appeared in series 3 of MTV Shuga as 'Sophie' and she was the presenter of "The Juice" an interview series for NdaniTV. She returned to her role as medical expert "Sophie" when MTV Shuga went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of
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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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,
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,
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and
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and the story progressed using on-line conversations between the characters. All of the filming was done by the actors who included
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, Lerato Walaza, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Uzoamaka Aniunoh,
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and Jemima Osunde. She is also a DJ under the name "Ms DSF", she featured in the Cultur FM Dj show in 2024.


Filmography


Film

*''The Queen's Fiction (2016) as Queen'' *''
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'' (2017) as Titi *'' My Wife & I'' (2017) as Jumoke Fashanu *'' The Essence'' (2019) *''Teju's Tale'' (2021) as Teju *''
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'' (2022) as Rekya *'' The Perfect Arrangement'' (2022) as Sope-Bakare Kalejaiye *'' Soft Love (2024) as Amaka''


Television

*'' Shuga (season 3): Shuga Naija'' (2013-2014, 2020) as Sophie - 8 episodes *'' Hustle'' (2016-2018) *'' Castle & Castle'' (2019-2021) as Doshima - 15 episodes *'' The Capture (2019-2022) as Victoria Bello - 1 episode'' *''Life and Dirt (2024) as Ij''


See also

* List of Yoruba people


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shola-Fapson, Dorcas Living people University of Lagos alumni Yoruba women television personalities 21st-century Nigerian actresses Actresses from London Yoruba actresses 21st-century English actresses Nigerian film actresses Nigerian television presenters Year of birth missing (living people)