Nikoletta Samonas
{{Short description|Ghanaian actress and TV host (born 1985)}}
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| name = Nikoletta Samonas
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| caption = Samonas at the 2019 Women's Choice Awards Africa
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|09|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tema
| nationality = Ghanaian
| othername = Nikki Samonas
| education = Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - 2009
| occupation = Actress
| awards = Women's Choice Awards, Social Media Entertainment Awards, 2019
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Nikoletta Samonas (born 5 September 1985) is a Ghanaian and Greek actress and a freelance model. She is known as Nikki Samonas in the entertainment industry and has had roles in a number of feature films.{{Cite web |title=I sold 'iced water' to survive - Nikki Samonas - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2016/January-25th/i-sold-iced-water-to-survive-nikki-samonas.php |access-date=2019-03-23 |website=myjoyonline.}} She is an alumna of both Holy Child High School and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Education
Samonas had her basic education at the DEKS (Discipline, Excellence, Kindness, Service) International School in Tema and continued to Holy Child High School for her senior high education where she studied visual arts.
She later continued her tertiary education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design.{{Cite web|last=Kwei|first=Rebecca|date=8 September 2010|title=Nikki Finds Her Rhythm On Screen|url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/13133/nikki-finds-her-rhythm-on-screen.html|access-date=2019-03-23|website=Modern Ghana}}
Career
She worked for various TV production houses such as CharterHouse for which she hosted Rythmz, Farm House Production for which she hosted the African Movie Review Show and also hosted Breakfast Live, a morning TV talk show at TV Africa.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-03 |title=Nikki Samonas Could Not Be Bothered About TV Africa's Morning Show Taken Off The Screen |url=https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2018/09/03/nikki-samonas-could-not-be-bothered-about-tv-africas-morning-show-taken-off-the-screen/ |access-date=2019-03-23 |website=GhanaCelebrities |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Samonas|first=Nikki|date=2020-09-15|title='Let's advance in encouraging one another'.|url=https://thevoiceofafrika.com/2020/09/15/lets-advance-in-encouraging-one-another-nikki-samonas/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-16|website=The voice of Africa|language=en-US}}
Ambassadorial duties
Nikki Samonas is Ghana's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador together with Kwame Annom. She also had a role as a High Level Influencer in the UNHCR's LuQuLuQu campaign.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-04 |title=UNHCR appoints Nikki Samonas and Kwame Annom as Goodwill Ambassadors |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/UNHCR-appoints-Nikki-Samonas-and-Kwame-Annom-as-Goodwill-Ambassadors-1126133 |access-date=2020-12-05 |website=ghanaweb. |language=en}}
Host
- File:Nikki_Samonas_(actress).jpg Africa.]]Host of 2019 Women's Choice Awards{{Cite web |title=JJ Rawlings, Dr.Joryce Aryee, Roberta Anan, others honored at Women's Choice Awards Africa 2019 |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/JJ-Rawlings-Dr-Joryce-Aryee-Roberta-Anan-others-honored-at-Women-s-Choice-Awards-Africa-2019-744534 |access-date=2019-09-18 |website=ghanaweb. |language=en}}
- Host of 2019 Golden Movie Awards Africa{{Cite web |title=Photos: Sassy looks from 2019 Golden Movie Awards red carpet |url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2019/August-29th/photos-sassy-looks-from-2019-golden-movie-awards-red-carpet.php |access-date=2019-09-18 |website=myjoyonline.}}
- Host of 2019 Glitz Style Awards{{Cite web|url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/nikki-samonas-mai-atafo-to-host-2019-glitz-style-awards/|title=Nikki Samonas, Mai Atafo To Host 2019 Glitz Style Awards|date=2019-09-13|website=DailyGuide Network|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-18}}
- Time With Celebs on TV3{{cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/64153/nikki-samonas-starts-new-show-on-tv3-dubbed-time.html#:~:text=Nikki%20Samonas%20Starts%20New%20Show%20On%20Tv3%20Dubbed%20%E2%80%9Ctime%20With%20Celebrity%E2%80%9D,-By%20Elijah%20Adiasany&text=Actress%20and%20Freelance%20model%20Nicoletta,little%20games%20against%20each%20other.|title=Nikki Samonas Starts New Show On Tv3 Dubbed "time With Celebrity"|website=ModernGhana|author=Adiasany, Elijah}}
Filmography
- Don Caritas
- Beyonce 1
- Beyonce 2
- War of Roses
- Desperate Measure (2009) as Eva
- Red Label
- Love and Bullets
- DNA Test
- Potato Potahto{{Cite web |title=Shirley Frimpong-Manso's 'Potato Potahto' makes it to Netflix - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/shirley-frimpong-mansoaes-potato-potahto-makes-it-to-netflix/ |access-date=2021-02-03 |website=myjoyonline |language=en-US}} (2017) as Marian
- 40 and Single (2018) as Nelly
- V Republic (2014-15) as Gina
- End of The Will (2013) as Tracy
- The Will (2013) as Tracy
- Single and Not Searching (2022) as Serwaa
- Coming To Africa (2023)
= Television =
- Coffee Tea
- Tanko Villa{{Cite web |title=All New Ghanaian Shows On Showmax This April {{!}} News Ghana |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/all-new-ghanaian-shows-on-showmax-this-april/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=newsghana |language=en-US}}
- All Walks of Life
- La Maison Chiq
- High Currency
- Inspector Bediako
- We Too
Awards and nominations
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|+ !Year !Award !Prize !Recipient !Result !Ref |
| 2011
|Best Supporting Actress of the Year |Herself |{{Nom}} |
| 2014
| rowspan="2" |Ghana Movie Awards |Best Short Movie |Love At the Time Of Odwira |{{Nom}} | |
| 2016
|Best Lead Actress In A Comedy Series |Herself |{{Nom}} | |
| rowspan="3" |2019
|Social Media Entertainment Awards |Outstanding Personality of The Year |Herself |{{Won}} | |
| Glitz Style Awards
|Movie Personality of the Year |Herself |{{Nominated}} |
| New Vision International Film Festival
|Best Actress Africa |Herself |{{Nominated}} |
| 2020
| rowspan="3" |Women's Choice Awards | rowspan="3" |Actress of the Year | rowspan="3" |Herself |{{Nom}} | |
| 2021
|{{Nom}} | |
| 2022
|{{Won}} |
Honors
She was honoured by the 3G Awards 2019 in New York for her contribution to the Ghanaian movie and entertainment industry.{{Cite web |title=3G Awards 2019 - Nikki Samonas to be honored in New York |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/3G-Awards-2019-Nikki-Samonas-to-be-honored-in-New-York-778937 |access-date=2019-09-18 |website=ghanaweb |language=en}}
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|4382673|name=Nikki Samonas}}
- [https://coffeeshopshow.com/nikki-samonas/ Nikki Samonas]
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Category:21st-century Ghanaian actresses
Category:Alumni of Holy Child High School, Ghana
Category:Ghanaian film actresses
Category:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni