Suzzy Williams (died 8 September 2005, aged 23) was a well-known
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
ian television and film actor. She starred in films such as ''Bloody Mary'', ''Calamity'', ''The Comforter'' and ''Mother's Heart''. Her career as an actor was launched through the African hit film ''Together Forever'', with a screenplay by
US-based Ghanaian producer and screenwriter
Leila Djansi.
Education
Williams attended
Tema Secondary School, where she was a member of the drama group and sang at entertainment programmes.
Death
She died in a car crash at
Labadi
Labadi, also known as La, is a Peri-urbanisation, Peri-urban town in La Dade Kotopon Municipal District in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Location
Labadi is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Its distance by road from Kotoka ...
in
Accra
Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...
at the age of 23. The accident happened on the
La-Nungua
Nungua is a town in Krowor Municipal District in the Greater Accra Region of southeastern Ghana near the coast. Nungua is the eighteenth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 84,119 people.
Politic ...
highway on 8 September 2005 at about 1.30 am. She was in the car with her boyfriend. Because of her popularity, Ghana's Art Centre refused to allow her body to lie in state, fearing it would be unable to accommodate the large numbers of mourners expected. The Suzzy Williams Memorial Fund was created in her memory to aid victims of road traffic accidents.
Selected filmography
* ''The Sisterhood''
* ''Tentacles''
* ''Fresh Trouble (2004-2005 TV Series)''
* ''Ugly Side of Beauty''
* ''War for War (2005)''
* ''Together Forever''
* ''My Mother's Heart (2005)''
* ''Sun-City (2003-2005 TV series)''
* ''A Touch of Love''
* ''The Comforter''
* ''The Chosen One (2003)''
* ''Lover Boy In Ghana''
* ''Official Prostitute (2005)''
* ''Yaa Asantewaa''
* ''Bloody Mary''
References
External links and sources
*
"Suzy Williams is Dead" ''
GhanaWeb
GhanaWeb, founded as GhanaHomePage, is a Ghananian portal, content curation and syndication website covering news, politics, business, sports, entertainment, opinions and general information about Ghana. It was launched by ''GhanaWeb B.V.,'' a pr ...
'', 8 September 2005.
"Suzzy Williams - Dead At 23" ''GhanaWeb''.
Daily Graphic Online
1980s births
2005 deaths
Ghanaian film actresses
Road incident deaths in Ghana
Year of birth missing
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