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Andy Allo is a Cameroon born singer and actress starring as the lead female, 'Nora', in Amazon Prime's critically acclaimed original series "Upload", opposite Robbie Amell. With the global love and praise from critics and fans, Greg Daniels' (The Office) series quickly got renewed for more seasons.
She can also be seen in the upcoming Lionsgate new comedy, 2 Minutes of Fame opposite Keke Palmer and Jay Pharoah, set to release on all digital platforms on June 16th.
In addition, Andy can be seen as 'Lieutenant Wendy Seager' on "Chicago Fire". Andy is best known for her role of 'Serenity' in Pitch Perfect 3. She is known for working with Prince's New Power Generation as a singer/guitarist and worked with the legend on her sophomore album, "Superconductor". She has performed on Jimmy Kimmel, Guitar Center Sessions, Billboard Sessions Exclusive, and has toured extensively in Europe, Canada and the United States. You can listen to her music on Spotify, Apple and all music outlets.
Past credits also include; The Hero, opposite Sam Elliot, "Black Lightning" and "The Game".
"We knew she'd be leading her own revolution soon," adds Prince. Indeed, that soon is now.- Ngannou was born and raised in the village of Batié, Cameroon. Ngannou lived in poverty and had little education. Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m). Weight: 145 kg. At 12 years old, Ngannou started working in a sand quarry because of a lack of funds. As a youngster, he was approached by gangs in his village to join them. However, Ngannou refused and instead decided to use his father's reputation as a street fighter as motivation to do something positive and pursue boxing.
At the age of 22, Ngannou began training in boxing, despite reluctance from his family. After training for a year, Ngannou stopped training due to illness. He did various odd jobs, until at the age of 26, he emigrated to Paris, France to pursue professional boxing. After Ngannou reached Paris, he had nothing. After living on the streets of Paris, he began training for free in August 2013 under Fernand Lopez Owonyebe at the MMA Factory. Being a fan of Mike Tyson, Ngannou was originally interested in learning how to box until his coach introduced him to the sport of MMA. Ngannou started his MMA career mostly fighting in the French promotion 100% Fight, as well as other regional promotions in Europe, until 2015 when he made his professional debut under the UFC. - Actor
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Martial Batchamen Tchana is a Cape-Town-based actor. Originally Born in Cameroon he arrived in South Africa at the age of 8 years. Martial was introduced into the film and television industry shortly after his arrival in South Africa. His first appearance in an international series was in Charlie Jade. After a few years, he took a break to complete his studies and returned into the entertainment industry as a voice actor in 2017 and into the film scene in 2018. Martial has since then appeared in both local and international screens.- Actor
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Perhaps best known as the comedian who puts the cerebral in cerebral palsy, Josh Blue exploded onto the national comedy scene capturing the laughter and admiration of millions as the winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing (2003). Most recently, Josh debuted a new one-hour Showtime special Josh Blue: Sticky Change (2012), and a 2009 outing of Comedy Central Presents (1998): Josh Blue, receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike.
With quite the extensive resume, Josh has appeared as a regular guest star on Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia (2005) and his story has been featured on news networks nationwide. He was the first comedian to perform stand-up on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) and was named Best Winning Reality Show Guest for his 2006 appearance on "Live with Kelly and Michael." He became the first comic to debut a stand-up special on the big screen when 7 More Days in the Tank (2006) was shown in theaters across the country. Josh has been featured in numerous print publications including People Magazine and The New York Times. Josh has also performed at the prestigious HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, Comedy Central's South Beach Comedy Festival, and the Comedy Festival in Las Vegas.- Actress
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Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Ellie's work often explores pressing social-political issues within the African diaspora, aiming to shine a light on marginalized populations whose voices are seldom heard or included. Drawing from her experience as an actress, she crafts flawed complex characters who challenge stereotypes. Ellie was named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine and is a BAFTA Breakthrough USA Fellow. She holds an MFA in Directing from Columbia University's School of the Arts.- Producer
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Nea Marshall Kudi was born on 20 March 1984 in Cameroon. He is a producer and actor, known for Infinity Train (2019), BeBe Zahara Benet: Little Drummer Boy (2018) and BeBe Zahara Benet: Banjo (2020).- Producer
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Mason Cyrille Elong Ewing was born in Douala, Cameroon.
French/American/Cameroonian origins, he lost his mother when he was 4 years old, and his father at his 28 years old.
At the death of his mother, he was taken by his great-grand-mother who when she past left him with his aunt in Choisy le Roi a Parisian suburban.
The french government then decided to place him with the ddas. During all the years spent there, to deal with all the hard times that he was going through, he thought of his mother who was a model and stylist and who from time to time would draw and create outfits from her three children. Mason was always around her and her fabrics, he loved the sound of the sewing machine.
He later decided to make his dream come true by getting into video production.- Actress
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Born in Douala, Cameroon, Cesa moved to the states when she was a young girl. She was raised by her mother, Delfina, in Manchester, New Hampshire. She has two older sisters, Nicola and Alexandra. Cesa attended the University of Florida and has a bachelor degree in Building Construction and a Masters in Business. She is passionate about football and an avid fan of the Florida Gators and New England Patriots. She worked as a project manager on The New York Times Building and the WTC Memorial projects in New York City. She left her construction career to pursue an acting career full-time in 2009. She participated in and completed the ING NYC Marathon in 2009.
Cesa attended the Maggie Flanigan Studio to learn a solid true craft in acting and graduated in 2012. The MFS program was an intense full-time 2 year program that included Movement, Voice, and Shakespeare work. Some alumni of Maggie Flanigan include Sam Rockwell, Andrea Anders, Leslie Bibb, Emory Cohen, Kristin Davis, Calista Flockhart, and Piper Perabo.- Director
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Jean-Pierre Bekolo is a noted African film director from Cameroon. He already garnered attention at the Cannes Film Festival with his debut film Quartier Mozart (1992), with a style that is playful, comic, and sardonic became the representative of a new generation that has been working against the restrictive expectations of African cinema, mixing genres and linking pop with politics. He directed Aristotle's Plot (1996), the African entry in the British Film Institute's series of films commemorating the centenary of cinema that has included the participation of artists such as Scorsese, Bertolucci, Frears, Miller, Reitz, and Godard. Part action movie send-up, part parody of Aristotle's rules, part satire on Africa's preoccupation with itself, this first African film selcted at Sundance shows Bekolo to be an "increasingly fearless trickster."His avant-garde political thriller Les Saignantes (2005) that premiered at the Toronto film festival was nominated in two categories at the French Césars in 2009 and is now considered to be the first African sci-fi movie. Les Saignantes won the Silver Stallion and Best Actress Awards at Fespaco (Pan African Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) in 2007. Bekolo has also created in 2008, a video installation called An African Woman in Space that was on display at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, as part of the Diaspora exhibition curated by Claire Denis. Banned in Cameroon in 2013, Jean-Pierre Bekolo's controversial film Le President questions the phenomenon of Africa's "perpetual governments". His new film, a 4 hour documentary Les Choses et Les Mots de Mudimbe is part of the official selection of the 2015 Berlinale. "An unusual film, as fascinating as its object/subject, opulent, sensitive, clever, and radical. Another station of delightful postcolonial, cosmopolitan filmmaking". Alongside his work as a film director, Bekolo is an activist, he writes and publishes, in addition to teaching at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and at Duke University. Recently he has been dividing his time between the USA, France, and Cameroon, and starting in the summer of 2015 he will be a fellow of the Artists Program at the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Berlin.- Junior Pope Odonwodo was born on 7 May 1984 in Bamenda, Cameroon. He was an actor, known for Wrong Initiation (2018), 1951 (2021) and Honey Money (2023). He was married to Jennifer Awele Okpuno. He died on 10 April 2024 in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
- Samuel Eto'o Fils (born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar SC. In his prime, Eto'o was regarded by pundits as one of the best strikers in the world, and he is regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, winning the African Player of the Year a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.
A precocious talent, Eto'o moved to Real Madrid as a 16 year old. Due to competition in his position with more experienced players, he had several loan spells, before signing for Mallorca in 2000 where he scored 70 goals. His impressive form saw him join Barcelona in 2004 where he scored over 100 goals in five seasons and also became the record holder for the most number of appearances by an African player in La Liga. Winning La Liga three times, he was a key member of the Barcelona attack, alongside Ronaldinho, that won the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, with Eto'o scoring in the final, and was part of a front three of Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry that won the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, with Eto'o again scoring in the final. He is the second player in history to score in two UEFA Champions League finals. At Barcelona, Eto'o came in third for the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2005 and was twice named in the FIFA FIFPro World XI, in 2005 and 2006.
In 2010, he signed with Inter Milan, where he became the first player to win two European continental trebles following his back-to-back achievements with Barcelona and Inter. He is the fourth player in Champions League history, after Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa, and Gerard Piqué, to have won the trophy two years in a row with different teams. After brief spells with Anzhi Makhachkala, Chelsea, Everton, and Sampdoria, Eto'o found prolific form again in the Süper Lig with Antalyaspor having scored 44 goals in 76 league games. In 2015, he received the Golden Foot Award.
As a member of the Cameroon national team, Eto'o was a part of the squad that won the Gold Medal at the 2000 Olympics. He also won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2002. Eto'o has participated in four World Cups and six Africa Cup of Nations. He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, with 18 goals, and is Cameroon's all-time leading scorer and third most capped player, with 56 goals in 118 caps. Eto'o announced his retirement from international football in August 2014. - Actor
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Emile Abossolo M'bo was born on 29 August 1958 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He is an actor, known for Night on Earth (1991), Hitman (2007) and A Screaming Man (2010).- Director
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Ivan D. Ossa is an award winning Film Director, Writer and Actor based in Toronto, Ontario.
After graduating from York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Film Production, Ivan had an 8 month paid internship with OYA Media group, followed by another paid internship with Merchant Productions. He went on to become a show runner assistant on Director X's new TV drama Robyn Hood.
Over the last few years, Ivan has participated in a variety of workshops to continue to grow and develop as a filmmaker and had the opportunity to shadow the likes of Tim Godsall (commercial) and Carlton Cuse (TV). These experiences, in addition to his formal education, provided him with the confidence and ability to undertake bigger personal projects and contracted positions. Ivan has written, directed and produced four short films during the course of his studies and continues to work on future films. His short films have received recognition from various domestic and international film festivals in 2020 and 2021.
Throughout his career, Ivan aims to continue writing and depicting humanity. Ivan wants to make thought-provoking films that encourage empathy, brings about peace and instills hopefulness and love in viewers. He is a storyteller who has been lucky enough to find film as a medium to achieve these artistic, professional and personal goals.- Actor
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Yannick Annoh, is a fast-rising nollywood actor from Cameroon, known for playing the role of Frank Adole, in the movie "5Billion Reasons" where he acted alongside Lateef Adedimeji and Okawa Shaznay. He comes from Mezam division, northwest region. He was raised in three cities of the country; Bamenda Yaoundé and Limbe.
He was born in Bamenda, northwest region of Cameroon, and just a few months after his birth, he moved alongside his mother and older brother to meet their father in Yaoundé, whom as of then, was a civil servant at the presidency of the republic of Cameroon. It was in this city that he began his preschool at government bilingual nursery and primary school Balla 2. Years later, his father was retired and they all moved back to their region of origin. where he graduated from primary school and started secondary education at Government secondary Ngen-Muwah, in Batibo sub-division. A year after, due to the distance from home to school, his mother requested that he should be transferred to a secondary school in Mbengwi , Momo division.- Director
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Jean-Marie Teno, Africa's preeminent documentary filmmaker, has been producing and directing films on the colonial and post-colonial history of Africa for over twenty years. Films by Jean-Marie Teno have been honored at festivals worldwide: Berlin, Toronto, Yamagata, Cinema du Reel, Visions du Reel, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Liepzig, San Francisco, London. In the U.S., many of his films including Africa, je te plumerai; A Trip to the Country; Clando; Chief!; Alex's Wedding; and The Colonial Misunderstanding, have been broadcast and featured at festivals across the country. Teno has been a guest of the Flaherty Seminar, an artist in residence at the Pacific Film Archive of the University of California, Berkeley, and has lectured at numerous universities. Most recently, he was a visiting artist at Amherst College as a 2007-08 Copeland Fellow.- Actor
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Alphonse Beni was born in 1946 in Nkongsamba, Cameroon. He was an actor and director. He was married to Suzanne Beni. He died on 12 March 2023.- Actor
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Maka Kotto was born on 7 December 1961 in Cameroon. He is an actor and producer, known for Voyage à Ouaga (2001), La conciergerie (1997) and Black (1987).- J. Fred Muggs was born on 14 March 1952 in French Cameroon. He is an actor, known for Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950), Dear Phoebe (1954) and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948).
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Jean-Pierre Dikongue-Pipa was born in 1940 in Cameroon. He is a director and actor, known for The Child of Another (1975), Le prix de la liberté (1978) and Badiaga (1987).- Joseph Momo was born on 14 June 1952 in Baleveng, Cameroon. He was an actor, known for La haine (1995), Dog Day (1984) and Le point de mire (1977). He died on 7 October 2022 in Paris, France.
- Louis Brody was born on 15 February 1892 in Douala, German Colony Kamerun [now Cameroon]. He was an actor, known for The Genoa Conspiracy (1921), Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920) and Der Dolch des Malayen (1919). He was married to Erika Diek. He died on 11 February 1951 in Berlin, Germany.
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Félicité Wouassi was born on 7 May 1961 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. She is an actress and director, known for La haine (1995), Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera (2008) and Afrique années 60 (2003).- Director
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Françoise Ellong was born in 1988 in Douala, Cameroon. She is a director and writer, known for W.A.K.A (2014), The North Wing and Ewusu (2024).- Writer
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Bassek Ba Kobhio was born in 1957 in Cameroon. He is a writer and director, known for Le silence de la forêt (2003), Le grand blanc de Lambaréné (1995) and Gouverneurs de la rosée (2018).- Composer
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Manu Dibango was born on 12 December 1933 in Douala, Cameroon. He was a composer and actor, known for Colors (1988), Ride Along (2014) and Parole de flic (1985). He died on 24 March 2020 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France.- Roger Milla was born on 20 May 1952 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Francis Bebey was born on 15 July 1929 in Douala, Cameroon. He was a composer and writer, known for Les trois petits cireurs (1985), Yaaba (1989) and Sweet Lies (1987). He died on 28 May 2001 in Paris, France.- Malonga Casquelourd was born on 5 November 1947 in Douala, Cameroon. He was an actor, known for The Wild Thornberrys (2002). He was married to Cynthia Phillips. He died on 15 June 2003 in Oakland, California, USA.
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Sandra Nkake was born on 15 November 1973 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. She is an actress, known for The Girl (2000), Pas son genre (2014) and Leila (2010).- Mathias Mougoue was born on 14 January 1974 in N'Gaoundéré, Vina, Adamawa, Cameroon.
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Anneleen Koppert was born on 13 March 1976 in Ndoungue, Cameroon. Anneleen is an art director, known for Gangsterdam (2017), The Judgement (2021) and De co-assistent (2007).- Yflix Movv was born on 1 March 2007 in cameroon.
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Pyer Nartsiss was born on 19 February 1977 in Cameroon. He was an actor, known for 1703 (2022), Ostorozhno, Zadov (2004) and Zolotoy klyuchik (2009). He was married to Valeriya Kalacheva and Valeriya Kalachyova. He died on 21 June 2022 in Russia.- Vincent Aboubakar was born on 22 January 1992 in Garoua, Cameroon.
- Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa was born on 16 November 1995 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou was born on 18 April 1984 in Hom'la, Cameroon. He is an actor, known for Supreme Champion (2010), Inside MMA (2007) and UFC 79: Nemesis (2007).
- Rene Hoshino was born on 20 August 1984 in Cameroon.
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Ruth Nkweti is a Cameroonian actress, writer and producer. She is a revolutionary storyteller and an advocate for the underprivileged.
Though shuttling from Nigeria, Cameroon and the USA, Ruth Nkweti was born in the small town of Tiko in the southwest Region of Cameroon. She grew up with her brother and two sisters under the same rum as her mom and dad. Though she had always been writing and directing plays in secondary school, she made a career in acting in 2006. After several movies to her credit, she became a producer in 2016.- Roman Oben was born on 9 October 1972 in Cameroon. He is married to Linda. They have two children.
- Sylvie Nantcha was born on 23 August 1974 in Maroua, Cameroon.
- Armand Zorn was born on 18 July 1988 in Jaunde, Cameroon.
- Eric N'Gapeth was born on 17 July 1959 in Douala, Cameroon.
- Francine Gálvez was born on 13 September 1966 in Cameroon. She is an actress, known for Supernova (1993), Relaxing Cup of Coffee (2016) and Palabra por palabra (2005).
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Daniel Kamwa was born on 14 April 1943 in Nkongsamba, Cameroon. He is an actor and director, known for Notre fille (1980), Turbulences and Mah Sa-Sah (2008).- Mehdi ettehadulhagh, was born on June 17th, 1992 in Douala, Cameroon. He was one of six sons of Zekrullah Ettehadulhagh (born Iran, Shiraz) and Tahirih M. Ashu (born Buya, Cameroon). His father, from Shiraz is Caucasian (of Persian and Russian descent), and his mother is of Cameroonian background. While growing up, Mehdi traveled around a lot with his family and finally settled in Norway.
During his high school years, Mehdi began competing in track and field and he soon received a place on the Norwegian national team, where he had tremendous success as a sprinter. In 2012, Mehdi suffered a sartorial injury which cost him a 4th place in world junior championships in the 200m. He then left to pursue a career in General Medicine, graduating in 2018 with an average of 9/10 and conducting his thesis research within Sports medicine.
Mehdi resides in Oslo, Norway, where he pursues his medical career, his smart-wear company called "Votwear" that he co-founded, and his acting career, which is quickly taking off in recent years! - Producer
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Karl Talla, also known by his stage name King Karlemagne, is a music artist, author, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. As a rapper he released his debut album, 'Foreign Exchanged 2: The Voyage to Freedom', in 2017. He went onto developing websites and smartphone applications in the tech-world, producing web-series, and even publishing his memoir in 2020. Through the ADO Foundation, a nonprofit organization that finds solutions to better assist the underprivileged by way of health care and education, he works to help those in need. Talla is the founder of Nomad Est.2000, a record label and film production company based in the United States.- Martin Hongla was born on 16 March 1998 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
- Lauren was born on 19 January 1977 in Londi Keisi, Cameroon.
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Vincent Nguini was born in July 1952 in Obala, Cameroon. He is known for P.O.V. (1988), Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2007) and The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (2009). He was married to Stephanie Batchelor and Florence Nombulelo Yawa. He died on 8 December 2017 in Abadiânia, Goiás, Brazil.