Education
She also attended Saint Louis Secondary School, Kumasi where she completed her senior secondary school education. She graduated from the University of Ghana where she earned a bachelor"s degree in English Language and Information Studies.
She also attended Saint Louis Secondary School, Kumasi where she completed her senior secondary school education. She graduated from the University of Ghana where she earned a bachelor"s degree in English Language and Information Studies.
Born in Mankessim, Ghana, Lydia Forson received her early life education at Wilmore Elementary school in Kentucky, United States. At the age of nine, she relocated from the United States to Ghana where she continued her formative education at Akosombo International School. Lydia Forson"s acting career started with a cameo role in James (2005), Run Baby Run (2006), and a stint in the reality show The Next Movie Star in Nigeria (2007). As an actress who believes in quality scripts, she suffered a career break after the above cameo appearances due to the quality of scripts that came her way.
Shirley Frimpong Manso, Chief Executive Officer of Sparrow Productions, who had previously worked with her in the hit 2006 Ghanaian television series Different Shades of Blue brought Lydia Forson back to the screens through the movie Scorned.
This starring role led to her first African Movie Academy (AMAA) nomination as the Best Upcoming Female Actress. In 2009, Lydia Forson starred in the multiple awards winning The Perfect Picture.
She has recently starred in hit movies such as A Sting in a Tale, Phone Swap and Masquerades.