African Celebrities: Yvonne Okoro

Yvonne Okoro is a Ghanaian actress of Nigerian origin. Her father is a Nigerian, from Abia, Nigeria and her mother is a Ghanaian. Her full name is Yvonne Chinyere Okoro Okereke. She is the first child of her mother and the fifth of all siblings.

Yvonne attended Achimota Preparatory school after which she went to the Lincoln Community School and then to Faith Montessori School. She continued at Mfanstiman Girls' Senior High School after which she enrolled at University of Ghana, Legon where she did Bachelor of Arts, combining English and Linguistics. She also attended the University De-Nantes in France to study Press Civilization, Drama and Marketing.

Yvonne Okoro has received several awards including Ghana Movie Award's Best Actress, Award in 2010, and Distinguished Achievement Award in 2012 at Nigeria Excellence Awards.

Yvonne made her movie debut in Sticking to the Promise, a 2002 movie produced by the Nigerian producer Theo Akatugba, just after her senior High Education. She has featured in numerous Ghanaian and Nigerian movies.

Her Twitter account is: yvonne okoro @yvonneokoro

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Yvonne Okoro (Right) and her sister Rosaline Okoro (Left).

Yvonne Okoro and her family

Yvonne Okoro (center) and her sisters Rosaline Okoro (Left) and Elizabeth Okoro (right)

Yvonne Okoro (center) and her sisters Rosaline Okoro (right) and Elizabeth Okoro (left)

Yvonne Okoro (left) and her sisters Rosaline Okoro (centre) and Elizabeth Okoro (right)

Yvonne Okoro (right) and her sister Rosaline Okoro (left)

Yvonne Okoro and her sister Rosaline Okoro

Yvonne Okoro (Right) and her sister Rosaline Okoro (Left)

Yvonne Okoro with her sisters Rosaline and Elizabeth

Yvonne Okoro (Left)with her sister Rosaline Okoro (far right) and their parents, Mr. & Mrs. Okoro

Yvonne Okoro and her siblings: from left Elizabeth, her brother Raymond, Rosaline and Yvonne.

Yvonne Okoro with top Ghanaian musician and presenter Jon Germain on Jon's Allo TIGO celebrity programme on Metro TV January 2013.

Yvonne Okoro and South African actor, Hlomla Dandala"Derek Nyati in Isidingo"

Yvonne Okoro (Right) and her co-stars, Chika Ike (Left) and Frank Artus (Centre)

Yvonne Okoro (Left) and her co-star Yvonne Nelson (Right).

Yvonne Okoro (Centre) with her sister Elizabeth Okoro (Right) and co-star Sandra Ankobiah (Left).

Yvonne Okoro with her fans.

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Left to right: Sandra Ankobiah, Yvonne Okoro and Yvonne Nelson.

Yvonne Okoro and co-star Sandra Ankobiah

Left to right: Yvonne Nelson, Yvonne Okoro, Majid Michele and Sandra Ankobiah

Yvonne Okoro and co-star Oge Okoye

Yvonne Okoro marked her 29th birthday on Monday, November 25, 2013 by commissioning a playground she built for children of the Dzorwulu Special School in Accra, Ghana.