Selassie Ibrahim (born May 19) is a Ghanaian actress, film producer, mother, philanthropist, entrepreneur and the

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of Smarttys Management and production. Selassie Ibrahim has starred in movies like "''Her Mother’s Man"'' which was directed by

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t for

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. She has also featured in movies like without bounds, love shenanigans, Graduation, City crime, I hate you too, Meet the Jacobs, 40 looks good on you, just to mention a few She has also featured alongside Freddie Leonard,

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and Roselyn Ngissah in her movie "''40 looks Good on You"''. She has featured in over 50 Ghanaian movies. Selassie Ibrahim is the executive director of Jabneel Impact, a non-governmental developmental organization (NGO) which works with the aim of bringing sustainable livelihood to a defined segment of the vulnerable in our society with an objective of enhancing their capacity for effective social functioning through carefully crafted strategies. Selassie is the CEO of Smarttys Management and Productions, a business entity that specializes in adverts, documentaries, movie production, magazines, public relations. and consultancy services. She also has a movie called C.E.O.

Career

Selassie Ibrahim made her screen debut in the 90s, the movie "''My sweetie"'', which gave her a breakthrough by starring alongside

Grace Omaboe Grace Omaboe (born 10 June 1946), popularly known as Maame Dokono, is a Ghanaian actress, singer, television personality, author and a former politician. She run the former Peace and Love Orphanage which is now Graceful Grace school in Accra. Sh ...

and Mc- Jordan Amatefio.In 2001 she produced her first Movie with Zack Orji which was later followed with the CEO in 2009. In 2011 she also did a production which featured

Nadia Buari Nadia Buari (born November 21, 1982) is a Ghanaian actress. She received two nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009. Early life Buari was born in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, to a Lebanese father an ...

, James Gardner,

, Roselyn Ngissah. In 2017 she produced a Television series which was directed by Desmond Elliott dubbed Entrapped and it was shown on African Magic showcase, EbonyLifeTV and TV3 Network in Ghana . She has also starred in various productions that was produced in Nigeria for IROKOtv. Notable amongst them are Baby Palaver, and Her Mother's Man. She was nominated as Best Actress in Supporting Role in the 2019

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. Selassie released her new movie

40 Looks Good On You ''40 Looks Good on You'' is a 2019 Ghanaian film directed by Pascal Amanfo. Synopsis Five friends Stacy, Yaaba, Mawusi, Araaba, Ruth who met at the university made a promise to themselves that by age forty they should have achieved everything ...

in 2019. The movie was first shown at the Silver Bird cinema and West Hill mall in Accra. The movie talks about five best friends (Yaaba, Stacy, Mawusi, Ruth and Araaba) who made a pact to succeed in life before they hit the age of 40, when they were in the university. The five friends decided to do anything possible to make it happen even if they had to live a lie. They all laid down a plan for their relationships, career, and lives. However, they were in for a surprise as life threw each of them a curveball. In the end, they figured it all out. The movie was premiered on 21 June 2019 and was directed by

Pascal Amanfo Pascal Amanfo is a Nigerian film director, based primarily in the Ghana film industry. Early life and education Amanfo is a native of Awo Omamma in Oru East, Imo State. His mother is from the Esan tribe of Edo State. Career In an interv ...

Personal life

Selassie Ibrahim is married to

Ibrahim Adam Ibrahim Adam is a Ghanaian politician and animal scientist. He was the member of parliament for the Choggo/Tishigu constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana between January 1997 and January 2001. Education Ibrahim holds a Bachelor of Scie ...

a former minister of the National Democratic Congress and they have a son and daughter together.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim, Selassie Ghanaian actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people)