Biography Of Jackie Appiah: Age, Husband, Son, Cars, Trasacco Mansion, Net Worth And More
Jackie Appiah will definitely be one of your most loved Ghanaian actresses, that is if you have followed the Ghanaian movie industry in the last 25 years. This article talks more about her biography, age, husband, son, movies, net worth and more.
Jackie Appiah is one of the fans’ favorites for several reasons; including the undeniable fact that she’s immensely talented at entertaining Ghanaians. Let’s not forget about her crazy fashion sense, immense display of affluence and travels around the world; and you have one of the most famous actresses in Ghana. She is not only famed in Ghana, but is also very popular in Nigeria and other African countries.
Jackie Appiah Biography
Jackie Appiah was born on December 5th, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Ghanaian parents. Her parents were Mr. Kwabena Appiah and Janet Owusu, both Ghanaians. She is the last out of five children her parents had. Jackie Appiah’s dad was the brother of the late Joe Appiah, a famous Ghanaian lawyer from Kumasi. Joe Appiah was a Ghanaian legislator (MP) representing the people of Atwima-Amansie from 1957 – 1961.
Jackie Appiah lived her early years in Canada before relocating to Ghana at the age of 10 years with her mother.
She always had an interest in acting and played numerous roles throughout her years of schooling. She rose to fame after starring in the late 90s cult favourite “Things we Do for Love” television show as Enyonam. Jackie played roles in other TV shows including Tentacles, Games People Play and Sun City.
Her career then took off like a rocket, landing massive roles in both Ghallywood and Nollywood. Jackie took advantage to establish herself as a fan favourite with appearances in movies such as Princess Tyra, Beyonce and Shirley Frimpong Manso’s The Perfect Picture.
Date of Birth
Jackie Appiah was born on 5th December, 1983.
Place of Birth
Jackie Appiah was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Educational Background
Jackie Appiah began her primary education at Derry Down Public School in Toronto, Canada. Her love for acting saw her play a part in every end of year school play back in the days. After moving to Ghana with her mum, Jackie Appiah joined the Faith Montessori School in Accra. She joined Achimota Preparatory school after leaving Faith Montessori, where she became the Girl’s Entertainment Prefect. The actress completed her Senior High Education at Havard College in Accra. Even during her teen years, Jackie showed her talent after auditioning for the Hal Jackson Talent Teen Show to perform at the famous Apollo Theatre. She finished as first runner-up of the show. Jackie Appiah and her manager, Samira Yakubu, both graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon, in 2022.
The actress bagged a 2nd Class (Upper Division) Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Information Studies.
Jackie Appiah Husband
Jackie Appiah got married to businessman, Peter Agyemang in 2005. The couple parted ways three (3) years later in 2008. The marriage produced a son.
Jackie Appiah Son
Jackie Appiah has one son, Damien Agyemang, from her marriage to Peter who was born on 13th October, 2005.
Movies
Jackie Appiah has acted in over 100 Ghallywood movies and over 90 Nollywood movies in her career.
Her popular movies include Princess Tyra, Pretty Queen, The King is Mine, Beyoncé – The President Daughter, The Perfect Picture, Passion of the Soul, The Prince’s Bride, Black Soul, Bitter Blessing and Forbidden Fruit.
Jackie Appiah Mansions
Jackie Appiah owns several property in Accra with the latest one being a very plush “palace-like” mansion in Trasacco.
Jackie Appiah reportedly bought the property in late 2021 and renovated it to suite her taste. And I must confess, this screen goddess taste.
Jackie Appiah‘s Trasacco mansion became the talk of town in June 2022 after colleague actress from Nigeria, Luchy Donalds visited her and filmed the whole house after seeing display of wealth and affluence.
Our checks revealed that the house cost over $1,000,000 to purchase and renovate to the white-themed standard which it currently is.
Jackie Appiah is indeed living the life right here in Ghana; no doubt.
Cars
Jackie Appiah has a fleet of expensive cars including a Range Rover, a Mercedes G-Wagon, a BMW X6 and her infamous $150,000 Maserati.
Net Worth
Jackie Appiah is estimated to be worth around $3,000,000.
Jackie Appiah and Shatta Wale Fracas
Jackie Appiah got into a social media ruffle with Ghanaian dancehall King, Shatta Wale early in 2022 after he attacked her in a video. The actress had earlier said that entertainers should not always look to charge money for some public awareness campaigns; a statement Shatta Wale took offense at.
Shatta Wale went ahead to attack Jackie Appiah in a live video, calling her many names and even accusing her of selling her body to men in exchange for money. Jackie Appiah later sued Shatta Wale over his unsubstantiated allegations.