{{short description|Ghanaian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Hailliote Sumney | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Hailliote Sumney | birth_date = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = University of California, Riverside | occupation = Actress, brand influencer, TV personality | relatives = | website = }}
'''Hailliote Sumney''' also known as Haillie Sumney is a Canadian-born Ghanaian actress and brand influencer. She has interviewed celebs such as actor Boris Kodjoe, Michael Blackson, Becca, Stonebwoy and others. She is the female brand ambassador for London-based shoe brand Jesu Segun. In 2019 she was selected as the host for 4Syte TV's BET Awards red carpet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2019/June-21st/ghanaian-tv-personality-to-host-2019-betawards-red-carpet.php|title=Ghanaian TV personality to host 2019 BET Awards red carpet|website=www.myjoyonline.com|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yen.com.gh/129540-meet-hailliote-sumney-tv-star-reportedly-hosted-2019-bet-awards-red-carpet-photos.html|title=5 photos of Ghanaian TV star said to have hosted 2019 BET Awards red carpet|last=Quartey|first=Daniel|date=2019-06-25|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/showbiz/features/haillie-host-of-2019-bet-awards-red-carpet.html#&ts=undefined|location=Accra, Ghana|title=Haillie, host of 2019 BET Awards red carpet|last=|first=|date=|newspaper=Daily Graphic|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/201906/385528.php|title=Ghanaian TV Personality, Haillie Sumney Never Hosted The 2019 BET Awards Red Carpet – What Happened?|last=Online|first=Peace FM|website=www.peacefmonline.com|access-date=2019-10-25|archive-date=2019-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025213204/https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/201906/385528.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Sumney was born in Canada to Kodjoe Sumney and Akosuah Sumney but moved to the United States when she was two years old.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://beachfmonline.com/haillie-sumney-becomes-the-first-ghanaian-tv-personality-to-host-bet-red-carpet/|title=HAILLIE SUMNEY BECOMES THE FIRST GHANAIAN TV PERSONALITY TO HOST BET RED CARPET.|website=BeachFM|date=21 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> She studied nursing at the Summit Career College, California and also had her tertiary education at the University of California, Riverside.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://ameyawdebrah.com/ghanaian-tv-personality-hailliote-sumney-to-host-2019-bet%e2%80%88awards-red-carpet/|title=Ghanaian TV personality, Hailliote Sumney, to host 2019 BET Awards red carpet|last=Issahaku|first=Zeinat Erebong|date=2019-06-21|website=AmeyawDebrah.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Ghanaian-TV-personality-to-host-2019-BET-Awards-red-carpet-757021|title=Ghanaian TV personality to host 2019 BET Awards red carpet|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-26|archive-date=2019-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026061907/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Ghanaian-TV-personality-to-host-2019-BET-Awards-red-carpet-757021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Career == She quit her career as a nurse at the Riverside Hospital in United States to pursue acting in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/African-celebrities-are-prone-to-STDs-and-HIV-Actress-Haillie-Sumney-says-737344|title=African celebrities are prone to STDs and HIV – Actress, Haillie Sumney says|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> She made her acting debut starring in a TV series, ''Heels and Sneakers'' which was produced by Yvonne Nelson. She has also featured in ''Lagos Fake Life'', a movie produced by Mike Ezuruonye, starred as a character in Mike Ezu's "To kill a ghost" including already released TV series, ''Eden''<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> and has also worked on projects featured on popular streaming networks including Netflix, Amazon Prime and IROKOtv. She also debuted on television at 4Syte TV as a presenter.<ref name=":3" />
== Works ==
* She is known to have worked on a movie titled ''A Way Back Home'', which features Alexx Ekubo, IK Ogbonna, and others.<ref name=":2" />
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Film !Role !Notes |- |2016 |''Heels and Sneakers (series)'' | |''produced by Yvonne Nelson, Efia Odo'' |- | |''A way back home'' | |''with Alex Ekubo, IK Ogbonna'' |- |2017 |''Kintampo'' | |''produced by Chris Attoh, also starring Adjetey Annan, Sika Osei and Deyemi Okanlawon'' |- | |''Desperate Survivors'' | |''produced by Samuel De Graft featuring Kalsonme Sinare and Benedicta Gafah'' |- |2018 |''Lagos Real Fake Life'' |Mirabel |''Produced by Mike Ezeronye also starring Annie Idibia, Emmanuella (Mark Angel Comedy)'' |- | |''Track of My Fears'' | |''produced by Ama K.Aberese and starring Rama Brew, Marie Humbert, and Blossom Chukwujekwu'' |- |2018 |''Shattered (short film)'' | |''produced by Haillie Sumney featuring Ian Wordi and directed by Chris Gyan'' |- |2019 |''Twisted'' | |''starring Fela Makafui, James Gardener'' |- |2019 |''2 Days after Friday'' | |''produced by Venus Films, starring Jackie Appiah, Mofe Duncan, John Domelo'' |- |2019 |''Smoke Screen'' |Maeve Grant |''directed by Vickie Wills-Doku, starring Rama Brew, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Marie Humbert-Droz, David Dontoh'' |- |2020 |''Eden'' | |''directed by Harry Bentil, starring Solomon Fixon-Owoo, Kobby Acheampong, Godwin Namboh'' |- | |''A Woman's Scorn'' | |''directed by Maxwell Akwesi, starring James Gardener, Anthony Woode, Ekow Blankson and featuring Fela Makafui'' |- | |''Trapped'' | |''directed by Eazzy Ologe starring IK Ogbonna'' |- | |''Soft Work'' |Nonye |''directed by Darasen Richards, starring Shaffy Bello, Frank Donga, Mofe Duncan, Alexx Ekubo, IK Ogbonna'' |- |2021 |''Ghana Jollof'' | |''directed by Uzor Arukwe, Funnybone, Akah Nnani, Joselyn Dunmas'' |- |2022 |''Co Habits'' | |''directed by Peter Sedufa, starring Fiifi Coleman, Caroline Sampson, Jeffery Nortey, Jackie Ankrah'' |- |2023 |''To Kill a Ghost'' |Sharon |''Directed by Mike Ezuruonye, starring Pat Akpabio, Lovelin Akpan, Treasure Bassey'' |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|10378228}}
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