Fella Precious Makafui (born 19 August 1995) is a Ghanaian actress and a philanthropist. She is known mostly for her role in ''Yolo'' (Ghanaian TV series). She was born at Anfoega, Akukome, Volta Region of Ghana. She was born and raised there after her father reportedly abandoned them when she was young.

Personal life and education

Fella was born on 19 August, 1995 in

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...

, Ghana. She completed her Junior high school at Kabore school complex and she completed her secondary education at Kpando Senior High School and went on to attend the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast ...

. She was married to the singer and rapper Medikal with whom she has a daughter named Island. They announced their separation on 30 March, 2024.

Career

Makafui started her career as a

model A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , . Models can be divided in ...

. She later went into acting which brought her to the limelight when she starred in the popular YOLO (You Only Live Once) television series. Fella was featured in a couple movies like ''Swings'', ''Once Upon a Family,'' ''Kada River'', and ''Chaskele''. In ''Once Upon a Family'', Fella got to work alongside notable actors in the entertainment industry like Nigerian actress Mercy Johnson who played the lead role. Makafui earned a role in the Season 2 of Nigerian Netflix series 'Anikulapo'. She is currently the new ambassador of Castle Gate Estate.

Awards

* Most Promising Actress of the Year - City People Entertainment Award (2016) * Golden Most Promising - Golden Movie Awards 2016

Selected filmography

* ''Kada River'' (2018) as Nadia * ''Sugar'' (2019) as Whitney * ''Away Bus'' (2019) as Kiki * ''Till Deaf Do Us Part'' (2023) * ''Resonance'' (2024) * ''Fata'' (2024)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Makafui, Fella Living people 1995 births People from Volta Region Ghanaian television actresses Actresses from Accra University of Ghana alumni Ghanaian philanthropists Ghanaian models