{{short description|Ghanaian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Rose Akua Attaa Mensah | birth_name = Rose Akua Attaa Mensah | birth_date = 25 May 1963 | birth_place = Ghana | occupation = Media personality, Actress | years_active = 2005 - Present | known_for = | height = | spouse = Mr. Michael Kissi Asare<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.thedistin.com/2021/04/25/kyeiwaa-celebrates-her-husband-mr-kissi-on-his-birthday-with-their-family-romantic-video-drops/amp/ | title=Kyeiwaa Celebrates Her Husband Mr. Kissi on His Birthday with Their Family, Romantic Video Drops | Thedistin }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | children = }} '''Rose Akua Attaa Mensah''' (born 25 May 1963) is a Ghanaian actress who is best known as '''Kyeiwaa''' for her role in the Film ''Kyeiwaa''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mwendwa|first=Venic|date=2020-07-23|title=Everything you need to know about Actress Kyeiwaa|url=https://yen.com.gh/164143-actress-kyeiwaa-biography-full-family-education-movies-tv-shows.html|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-27 |title=Take your education seriously – Kyeiwaa advises the youth |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2024/11/take-your-education-seriously-kyeiwaa-advises-the-youth/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == '''Mensah''' started her career as a singer in the band African Brothers of which Nana Kwame Ampadu was the lead singer. She then appeared in the Akan Drama TV series. She was introduced by Nana Bosomprah to the ''Cantata'' TV Drama.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GhanaWeb Blog: Top Actress, 'Kyeiwaa' Needs A Husband|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/blog.article.php?blog=1603&ID=1000009611|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.ghanaweb.com|archive-date=2022-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625232030/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/blog.article.php?blog=1603&ID=1000009611|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In November 2024, Kyeiwaa urged Ghanaian youth to prioritize education, sharing how her limited schooling has made communication difficult in the U.S. She emphasized that education's value becomes clearer later in life.<ref name=":0" />
== Filmography ==
* Kyeiwaa 1,2,3,4,5 (2007) as Kyeiwaa.<ref>{{Citation |last=Fiscian |first=Sam |title=Kyeiwaa |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29808724/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |others=Christiana Awuni, Guy Boakye, Priscilla Boakye |publisher=Danfo B.A. Production}}</ref> * Akurasi Burgers 1,2 & 3 (2008) as Akua atta * 2016 1 & 2 (2010) as Maa Dorcas * Ananse Spider-Man 1<ref>{{Citation |last=Emmanuel |first=Rockson |title=Ananse: Spider Man 1 |type=Action, Fantasy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4215220/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |others=Cosmos Afrafa, Nana Yaw Afrafa, Nana Yaw Agya |publisher=Ninja Movie Production}}</ref> * B14 (2012) as Lan Di * The Code of Money and Death (2013) as Maa Eva * Akonoba * Cross Road * Abebrese * Ogyam
== Achievement ==
* Best Actress in a Leading Role (Local Language) - 2011<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-01-25|title=Ghana Movie Awards winners to receive prizes|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/ghana-movie-awards-winners-to-receive-prizes/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US}}</ref> * She was a co-winner of the Best Actress Comedy. * Favourite Actors Awards - 2015<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kwadwo Nkansah Lil Win & Kyeiwaa Shines At Ghana Movie Awards|url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/34912/kwadwo-nkansah-lil-win-kyeiwaa-shines-at-ghana.html|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Kyeiwaa married Micheal Kissi Asare in the United States Worcester, Massachusetts on Saturday, July 25, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mensah|first=Jeffrey|date=2020-07-26|title=Exclusive photos & video from thanksgiving service after Kyeiwaa's US wedding|url=https://yen.com.gh/164573-kyeiwaa-wedding-kumawood-actress-husband-attend-thanksgiving-video-photos.html|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Photos from Kyeiwaa's marriage ceremony - MyJoyOnline.com|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/photos-from-kyeiwaas-marriage-ceremony/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=www.myjoyonline.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-27|title=Highlights of Kyeiwaa and husband's traditional and white wedding|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/lifestyle/relationships-weddings/kyeiwaa-highlights-of-kyeiwaa-and-husbands-traditional-and-white-wedding/nzj1q09|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Pulse Ghana|language=en}}</ref> She currently resides in the US<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonney |first=Abigail |date=2022-03-28 |title=I sold banku in America - Kyeiwaa recounts struggles after leaving Ghana |url=https://www.adomonline.com/i-sold-banku-in-america-kyeiwaa-recounts-struggles-after-leaving-ghana/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Adomonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyeiwaa}} Category:Living people Category:21st-century Ghanaian actresses Category:Ghanaian film actresses Category:1963 births
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