Shirley Frimpong-Manso

Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Shirley Frimpong-Manso at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards in Lagos
Born	1977 Kwahu East District
Nationality	Ghana
Occupation	Film director and producer

Shirley Frimpong-Manso (born 1977) is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising production company. She won Best Director at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Frimpong-Manso is also a principal of Sparrow Station, a video streaming service for African entertainment from Sparrow and other African film producers. In 2013, she was ranked the 48th most influential person in Ghana according to E.tv Ghana.

Frimpong-Manso is described as one who "seeks to raise the standard of film production in Ghana and Africa by telling progressive African stories as seen through the eyes of Africans." According to her, she went into movies to change the way Ghana was portrayed.Her films are also known for their "fierce female leads," as they portray African women with agency who can be breadwinners and lead complex lives.

Frimpong-Manso is from the Eastern Region of Ghana, from Kwahu Pepease. As a child she organized plays, which "felt a lot more fun than playing with sand and dolls." She graduated in 2000 from the National Film and Television Institute of Ghana and worked as a presenter at Radio Gold, a private station in Accra, and then went on to start Sparrow Productions in 2003.

Shirley is currently married to her husband and business partner Ken Attoh. She and her spouse have a child together.

With producer and actress Juliet Asante, Frimpong-Manso helped produce the TV show Heart to Heart for two years shortly after school. She has also produced:

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