{{short description|Ghanaian actress and musician}} {{Infobox person | name = Rama Brew | image = Rama Brew 01.jpg | occupation = Actress, television personality and jazz musician | years_active = 1972–present | children = Michelle Attoh | parents = Michelle Attoh | known_for = Avenue A, Villa Kakalika, Farewell to Dope, Ultimate Paradise, Home Sweet Home }} '''Rama Brew''' is a veteran Ghanaian actress, television personality and jazz musician.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ofori |first1=Oral |title=Rama Brew Tells Youth To Be Wary Of Showbiz, Also Asks Actors' Guild To Protect Artistes |url=https://www.modernghana.com/music/24819/rama-brew-tells-youth-to-be-wary-of-showbiz-also-asks-actor.html |access-date=31 August 2017 |website= |publisher=Modern Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Yaob |title=Mother of Ghollywood- Rama Brew |url=https://www.modernghana.com/movie/1926/1/.html |access-date=4 September 2017 |website=ModernGhana. |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How hockey curtailed Rama Brew's sporting career |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/How-hockey-curtailed-Rama-Brew |access-date=4 September 2017 |website=GhanaWeb |publisher= }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Early life== As a child Rama wanted to be a dancer but her father did not agree. She was then introduced to television by her aunt who worked at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation(GBC).<ref name="auto"/>
==Career life== Rama Brew entered into acting in 1972. She starred in TV soaps like "Avenue A" and "Villa Kakalika”.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1=Ofori |first1=Oral |title=Rama Brew Tells Youth To Be Wary Of Showbiz, Also Asks Actors' Guild To Protect Artistes |url=https://www.modernghana.com/music/24819/rama-brew-tells-youth-to-be-wary-of-showbiz-also-asks-actor.html |access-date=4 September 2017 |website=ModernGhana |publisher=}}</ref> Her first movie was " Farewell To Dope" for the then Ghana Films, known now as TV3.<ref name="auto"/> Rama became the lead in the "Ultimate Paradise" TV series in 1993 when she relocated to Ghana.<ref name="auto"/> She won best actress in 1994.<ref name="auto"/> Rama is also a jazz singer and one of the people who started jazz music in the 90's.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1">{{cite web |last1=Ofori |first1=Oral |title=Rama Brew Advice Youth and Calls For Artists Protection |url=https://www.newsghana.com.gh/rama-brew-advise-youth-calls-artists-protection/ |access-date=4 September 2017 |website=NewsGhana |publisher=}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web |last1=Ofori |first1=Oral |title=Rama Brew tells youth to be wary of showbiz, also asks Actors' Guild to protect artistes |url=http://vibeghana.com/2014/02/04/rama-brew-tells-youth-to-be-wary-of-showbiz-also-asks-actors-guild-to-protect-artistes/ |access-date=4 September 2017 |website=vibeghana. |publisher=}}</ref> She was a presenter for a kids show on the then 'Groove FM'.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ofori |first1=Oral |title=Rama Brew Tells Youth To Be Wary Of Showbiz, Also Asks Actors' Guild To Protect Artistes |url=https://www.modernghana.com/music/24819/rama-brew-tells-youth-to-be-wary-of-showbiz-also-asks-actor.html |access-date=4 September 2017 |website=ModernGhana. |publisher=}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto2"/> She later became a judge on the TV3 music talent show, 'Mentor'.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto2"/>
==Personal life== She has a daughter by the name Michelle Attoh who is also an actress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://livefmghana.com/2015/07/19/i-played-chaskele-growing-up-actresstv-host-michelle-attoh/|title=I played 'Chaskele' growing up – Actress/TV Host Michelle Attoh|date=2015-07-19|website=Live 91.9 FM|access-date=2017-08-31|archive-date=2017-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905092705/http://livefmghana.com/2015/07/19/i-played-chaskele-growing-up-actresstv-host-michelle-attoh/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
* ''Home Sweet Home'' (TV series) * ''The Cursed Ones'' (2015) as Village Elder
== See also ==
* Kojo Dadson * ''Home Sweet Home''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2642586}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brew, Rama}} Category:Living people Category:Ghanaian actresses Category:Ghanaian jazz musicians Category:Ghanaian television presenters Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Ghanaian women television presenters Category:20th-century Ghanaian actresses
{{Ghana-actor-stub}} {{Ghana-musician-stub}}