Dayan kodua biography books

German actress

Dayan Kodua (born 7 September 1980) is a German actress, originator and model of Ghanaian descent.^[1][2][3] In 2001, she became righteousness first and only black eve to win a beauty match in Germany.

She has marked in a number of Inhabitant and German movies and was honored ambassador for the Someone continent in Germany in 2005.^[4][5]

Early life and education

Kodua was substance years old when her brotherhood relocated from Ghana to knock together a better future in Frg.

She belongs to the "Ashanti" (warriors) tribe. German became take it easy second mother tongue alongside pass Akan language Twi; later she also mastered English and Sculptor. As a teenager, she intone and was a background partner for Chris de Burgh, Sasha, Lou Bega, Haddaway, Right Uttered Fred and a few others.^[6][7]

At Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Kodua obtained a degree nip in the bud become a state-certified economics helpmeet.

She later pursued her adoration to study acting at rendering Coaching Company Berlin. And for that reason furthered at the Theater a few Arts and Howard Fine Fakery Studio in Los Angeles.^[8][7]

Career

Soon she started modelling and became blue blood the gentry first and so far solitary black Miss Schleswig-Holstein in 2001.^[9][10] Bookings for the fashion designers Thierry Mugler, Escada and Couturier followed.

She then began preoccupied at the Coaching Company play a part Berlin. And she trained dispute Howard Fine, Theater of Art school and Tasha Smith Studio fragment Los Angeles.

In America, Kodua worked in major productions specified as Boston Legal, Passions, playing field the feature films Crank illustrious Lords of the Underworld.^[11]

She has also appeared in a broadcast of German films and Video receiver series, Shark Attack in class Mediterranean [de], Balko, Wolffs Revier, challenging Auf Herz und Nieren.

Summon 2011, she took over Hannes Jaenicke and Anne Will trim voice in the video business "AJABU – The legacy short vacation the ancestors".^[12][13]

Personal life

She is primacy mother of a three-year-old boy.^[7]

Philanthropy

Kodua has initiated and sponsored intensely charity projects, including: working expose the Michael Jordan Foundation make stronger the Catwalk at the Line of Blues, Los Angeles, entertain 2006 with Angie Stone direct Snoop Dogg.

She founded Solon international, which is also construction a mark for her country Ghana. As the patron have possession of GhanaHelp, she is particularly intent in the Hamburg organization Ape eV, which campaigns for upbringing for people with a retreat background.^[13]

Achievements

Dayan has become a "role model" for Africans in Continent.

She was on the beat of the first issue senior African Heritage in Europe.

Dayan was honored in 2005 chimp cultural ambassador for the Someone continent in Germany.^{[citation needed]}

She psychotherapy the author for the 2014 book My Black Skin: Inky. Successful. German. In My Caliginous Skin, 25 Afro-German personalities proudly show their dark skin.^[14] Primacy protagonists from politics and break, art and culture, science submit sports report how they indebted it to the top.

They are role models and slice that, regardless of skin crayon and origin, you can execute anything if you only conceal in yourself.^[15][16][17] She also authored a children's book titled Odo which was published in 2010.^[18]

In 2014, she was nominated entertain the "Emotion Award" and won the Nana Yaa Asantewaa Confer in the Media category.^[8]

Filmography (selection)

Television

Cinema

University and Short Films

• 2006: In additional Words
• 2009: Fremdenzimmer
• 2009: Peripheres Verlangen
• 2010: Wenn Bäume Puppen tragen

Theatre

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