{{Short description|Ghanaian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Leonora Okine | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Leonora Okine | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|11}} | birth_place = Accra, Ghana | other_names = | known_for = Tinsel (TV series), ''MTV Shuga'' | education = St Mary's Senior High School<br>University of Ghana<br>Accra Business School<br>Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration | occupation = Actress, business strategist, philanthropist | awards = Golden Movie Award Africa (GMAA), 2015. | website = }} '''Leonora Okine''' (born July 11, 1981) is a Ghanaian actress, philanthropist and business strategist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Leonora-Okine-opens-up-294731|title=Leonora Okine opens up|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/movies/201210/140281.php?storyid=100&|title=Ghanaian Actress Leonora Okine Shows Class On Tinsel|website=www.peacefmonline.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09|archive-date=2021-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811103528/https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/movies/201210/140281.php?storyid=100&|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/I-want-action-movies-Leonora-Okine-335801|title=I want action movies – Leonora Okine|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/tinsels-leonora-okine-set-to-crossover/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Tinsel's Leonora Okine set to crossover|newspaper=The Nation|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ameyawdebrah.com/actress-leonora-okine-bids-farewell-to-hit-soapie-tinsel/|title=Actress, Leonora Okine bids farewell to hit soapie, 'Tinsel'|website=www.ameyawdebrah.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref>
== Personal life and education == Leonora was born in Accra, Ghana. She received her early education at Bishop Joel Primary and JHS. She is an alumna of St Mary's Senior High School, Accra, where she completed her secondary school education. She studied Biological Science at the University of Ghana, Legon, she further at Accra Business School where she earned an MBA in Project Management. She continued in 2007 to study Operations and Project Management at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mybiohub.com/2016/04/leonora-okine-biography-age.html/|title=Leonora Okine Biography-Age|website=www.mybiohub.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref>
== Acting career== Leonora's acting career started with a guest appearance in Ghanaian television series, Different Shades of Blue (2007).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/lifestyle/8276/in-different-shades-of-blue-drama-is-only-a-heart-beat-awa.html|title=In Different Shades Of Blue • Drama Is Only A Heart Beat Away|website=thenigerianvoice.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref> In 2012 she replaced Matilda Obaseki in the Nigerian award-winning TV Series, Tinsel (TV series), playing the role of Angela Dede.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2012/07/bye-matilda-hello-leonora-ghanaian-actress-leonora-okine-is-the-new-angela-dede-on-m-nets-tinsel/|title=Bye Matilda, Hello Leonora! Ghanaian Actress Leonora Okine is the New "Angela Dede" on M-Net's Tinsel|website=bellanaija.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/18645/ghanaian-actress-leonora-okine-speaks-about-tinsel.html|title=Ghanaian Actress Leonora Okine Speaks About Tinsel Breakthrough|website=modernghana.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref> She played "Malaika" in seven episodes of MTV drama series, ''Shuga''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6166939/|title=Leonora Okine|website=imdb.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtvshuga.com/naija/backstage/shuga-naija-character-profile-malaika/|title=Character Profile: Malaika|website=mtvshuga.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09|archive-date=2021-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811103531/https://www.mtvshuga.com/naija/backstage/shuga-naija-character-profile-malaika/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtvshuga.com/naija/news/leonora-okine-discusses-domestic-violence-and-the-shuga-comic/|title=Leonora Okine discusses domestic violence and the Shuga comic|website=mtvshuga.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09|archive-date=2021-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811103529/https://www.mtvshuga.com/naija/news/leonora-okine-discusses-domestic-violence-and-the-shuga-comic/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanafilmindustry.com/mtv-shuga-premieres-nigeria-sunday-starring-leonora-okine-chris-attoh/|title=MTV Shuga Premieres in Nigeria This Sunday; Starring Leonora Okine And Chris Attoh|website=ghanafilmindustry.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09|archive-date=2021-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811105030/https://www.ghanafilmindustry.com/mtv-shuga-premieres-nigeria-sunday-starring-leonora-okine-chris-attoh/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has starred in Marrying the Game, Kpians: The Feast of Souls, Love and War, In Line, Beautiful Monster, and Desperation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2014/02/married-to-the-game-starring-alexx-ekubo-leonora-okine-toni-tones-to-debut-on-ebony-life-tv-in-march-watch-the-trailer/|title="Married to the Game" starring Alex Ekubo, Leonora Okine & Toni Tones to Debut on Ebonylife TV in March – Watch the Trailer|website=bellanaija.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ebonylifetv.com/the-ebonylife-and-times-of-leonora-okine/|title=The EbonyLife and Times of Leonora Okine.|website=ebonylifetv.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/ive-been-left-heartbroken-once-leonora-okine/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=I've been left heartbroken once—Leonora Okine|newspaper=The Nation|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== *''Enemy of My Soul'' (2008) *''Beautiful Monster'' (2010) *''Insurgents'' (2011) *''Blood and Chocolate'' (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2012/08/blood-chocolate.html|title=BLOOD & CHOCOLATE|website=nollywoodreinvented.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref> *''Love and War'' (2013) as Vivian *''Kpians: The Feast of Souls'' (2014) as Tricia *''In Line'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nollywoodboulevard.com/celebrity/leonora-okine/|title=Leonora Okine|website=nollywoodboulevard.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09|archive-date=2021-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811103529/https://nollywoodboulevard.com/celebrity/leonora-okine/|url-status=dead}}</ref> as Vanessa *''Wide Awake'' (2019)
===Television=== *''Different Shades of Blue'' (2007) as Natasha *''Secrets'' (2009) *''Desperation'' (2009) *''Happy Family'' (2011) *''Tinsel (TV series)'' (2012) *''5 Brides'' (2012) *''Echoes'' (2012) *''PEEP'' (2012) *''''MTV Shuga'' ''(2013) as Malaika *''Married To The Game'' (2014) as Gloria Coker
== Recognition == Best Actress in TV Series category, Golden Movie Award Africa (GMAA), 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/30806/leonora-okine-gets-golden-recognition.html|title=Leonora Okine Gets Golden Recognition|website=modernghana.com|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|6166939}}
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