Nikoletta Samonas

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Nikoletta Samonas
Samonas at the 2019 Women's Choice Awards Africa
Born (1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 40)
Tema
Other namesNikki Samonas
EducationKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - 2009
OccupationActress
AwardsWomen's Choice Awards, Social Media Entertainment Awards, 2019

Nikoletta Samonas (born 5 September 1985) is a Ghanaian and Greek actress and a freelance model. She is known as Nikki Samonas in the entertainment industry and has had roles in a number of feature films.[1] She is an alumna of both Holy Child High School and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.[2]

Education

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Samonas had her basic education at the DEKS (Discipline, Excellence, Kindness, Service) International School in Tema and continued to Holy Child High School for her senior high education, where she studied visual arts.[2]

She later continued her tertiary education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design.[2]

Career

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She worked for various TV production houses, such as CharterHouse, for which she hosted Rythmz; Farm House Production, for which she hosted the African Movie Review Show; and also Breakfast Live, a morning TV talk show at TV Africa.[3][4]

Ambassadorial duties

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Nikki Samonas is Ghana's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, together with Kwame Annom. She also had a role as a high-level influencer in the UNHCR's LuQuLuQu campaign.[5]

Host

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Filmography

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  • Don Caritas
  • Beyonce 1
  • Beyonce 2
  • War of Roses
  • Desperate Measure (2009) as Eva
  • Red Label
  • Love and Bullets
  • DNA Test
  • Joni Waka (2012)
  • Potato Potahto [10] (2017) as Marian
  • 40 and Single (2018) as Nelly
  • V Republic (2014–15) as Gina
  • End of The Will (2013) as Tracy
  • The Will (2013) as Tracy
  • Single and Not Searching (2022) as Serwaa
  • Coming To Africa (2023)

Television

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  • Coffee, Tea
  • Tanko Villa [11]
  • All Walks of Life
  • La Maison Chiq
  • High Currency
  • Inspector Bediako
  • We Too

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Prize Recipient Result Ref
2011 City People Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress of the Year Herself Nominated [12]
2014 Ghana Movie Awards Best Short Movie Love At the Time Of Odwira Nominated
2016 Best Lead Actress In A Comedy Series Herself Nominated
2019 Social Media Entertainment Awards Outstanding Personality of The Year Herself Won
Glitz Style Awards Movie Personality of the Year Herself Nominated [13]
New Vision International Film Festival Best Actress Africa Herself Nominated [14]
2020 Women's Choice Awards Actress of the Year Herself Nominated
2021 Nominated
2022 Won [15]

Honors

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She was honored by the 3G Awards 2019 in New York for her contribution to the Ghanaian movie and entertainment industry.[16]

References

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