Nikki Samonas

Biography

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. She is an alumna of both Holy Child High School and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

== Early life == Samomas was born in 1985 in Tema, Ghana to a Greek father and a Ghanaian mother.

== Education == 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. 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.

== Career == 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.

== Ambassadorial duties == 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.

== Host == Host of 2019 Women's Choice Awards Host of 2019 Golden Movie Awards Africa Host of 2019 Glitz Style Awards Time With Celebs on TV3

== Filmography == 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 (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 === Coffee, Tea Tanko Villa All Walks of Life La Maison Chiq High Currency Inspector Bediako We Too