Yvonne Nelson is among the richest and most successful Ghanian actresses with a net worth of $1 million.
Yvonne is one of the African Actresses, that has not just acted in her country of Origin but also, in other Other African Countries like Nigeria. Read along to see some interesting facts about Yvonne.
Yvonne Nelson’s Net Worth, Biography, and Earnings
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Full name | Yvonne Nelson |
Date of Birth | 12 November 1985 |
Age | 36 |
Profession | Actress and TV personality |
Height | 6 ft 0 (1.83 m) |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Source of Wealth | Acting and TV host |
Annual Income | Under Review |
Net Worth | $1 Million (GH¢ 8,625,000.00) |
Last Updated | August 2022 |
Yvonne Nelson’s Early Life and Biography
Yvonne Nelson was born on November 12, 1985, to Mr O. Nelson and Mrs Margrett Gaddy. She was born In Accra and a native of Ghana’s Cape Coast. She grew up with her parents and siblings and is from the Fante Descent.
Yvonne had her schooling at St. Martin De Porres school and Aggrey Memorial Senior High School in Accra, Ghana. She earned a bachelor’s degree in human resource management from Central University College, Ghana.
Yvonne bagged her MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2020.
Yvonne Nelson’s Career and Net Worth
Yvonne started off as a model and contested in for Miss Ghana Paegent in 2005 but didn’t win. She already started her movie career path by first auditioning at the Ghana movie audition around 2000. The 2007 Ghanian movie, ‘Princess Tyra’, elevated Yvonne to the spotlight.
She then moved to Nigeria and acted in a collabo movie with Genevieve Nnaji. Yvonne was successfully listed as a Nollywood actress after acting in five Nollywood movies.
Some of the Nollywood movies she featured in include House of Gold, Any Other Monday, and Swings. Having garnered so much filming experience, in 2011, she decided to produce her debut movie, The Price.
She afterwards produced the next movie, Married the Next Year and each of them was a success.
Crime to Christ, Princess Tyra, Passion of the Soul, Plan B, Tears of Womanhood, The Return of Beyonce, Festival of Love, Keep My Love, The Black Taliban, Fantasia, Strength of a Man, Love and Crises etc., are few of the movies she featured in. She created Single and Married, and House of Gold in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
The Yvonne Nelson Glaucoma Foundation was established in 2010 to raise awareness about the dangerous eye defect that claims lives.
To aid the awareness programme, she produced a video along with some other Ghanaian Celebrities to boost awareness. Her charity foundation also helps the less privileged and fortunate in society.
Yvonne has won a lot of awards like the Ghana Movie Awards’ Best picture and the 2013 City People Entertainment Awards’ Best Ghanaian Movie in Nigeria. Yvonne also received an honorary award at “MTN Heroes of Change,” for her humanitarian efforts to tackle glaucoma.
Another one is an award from the GoWoman Magazine and Printex in 2013. This was awarded to commend her success in her film career and the Glaucoma Foundation. Yvonne also won the Best Actress at Joy Nite FM Awards.
Yvonne alongside other Ghanaian celebrities and the general public have taken up the responsibility to protect the country’s electricity problem.
Yvonne and her ex-British photographer boyfriend, Jamie Roberts and had a daughter, Ryn Roberts with him.
