Joselyn Dumas is a household name when it comes to TV presenters. She has gotten all the recognition because of her excellent skills. Putting her in the limelight is her acting career, for which she does so well.
Joselyn Dumas has managed to hide a lot of information from the public but we have managed to dig up some. We will be sharing some insightful information about the actress cum TV Personality in this article.
Quick Facts About Joselyn Dumas
Full name: Joselyn Canfor Duma
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of birth: 31st August 1980
Place of Birth: France
Parents: Madam Bridget Dumas
Siblings: –
Profession: Actress, TV Hostess
Nationality: Ghanaian
Education: Archbishop Porters Girls’
Religion: Christian
Net Worth: $400,000
– Early Life
Joselyn Dumas was born in France to her mother, Madam Bridget Dumas. Shortly afterwards, her mother and dad divorced. Her mother returned to Accra to raise Joselyn as a single parent.
Joselyn Dumas spent her early childhood in Accra as a result and attended Morning Star school for her basic education. Whereas the actress does not speak of her dad, she is full of praise to her mother for raising her and contributing to who she has become today.
– Which SHS did Joselyn Dumas attend?
The actress enrolled in Arch Bishop Porters Girls High School for her secondary education. It was during this period that she developed an interest in entertainment and hone in on her skills.
– Where is Joselyn Dumas from?
The beautiful TV hostess was born in France but lived most of her life in Ghana.
– Family, husband, and children
Joselyn Dumas while in the US studying towards her Administrative Law degree fell in love with a charming man and walked the aisle with him. This man is rumoured to be Nigerian actor Jim Iyke.
The marriage however hit the rocks. She explains that her inexperience and young age were factors that contributed to the downfall of her matrimonial union. She however described her marriage experience as ‘nice’.
She had a daughter she named Senia, from her failed marriage.
It was widely reported that Ghana’s ace actor now turned politician and Joselyn had something romantic going.
The rumours were so wild that people thought the duo had tied the knot in a secret ceremony somewhere in Accra, little did we know it was a movie scene.
The actress nevertheless confirmed that she dated John Dumelo for two years before parting ways with him.
– Professional career
After the educational sojourn in the US, the actress was supposed to take a year of classes before being called to the bar to become a lawyer. Instead of pursuing this career, the actress took to Media, after Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) took her to Charterhouse.
Through this, she landed her first TV role as host of Charter House Rythmz, an entertainment show, where she interviewed many celebrities.
In 2008, she became co-producer of Miss Malaika, a beauty pageantry organized by GTV. She stayed at this job for two years.
From 2010, she joined Ghana’s biggest TV network as the host of their first Talk program, ‘The One Show’. The show aired for four years – 2010-2014. She now hosts two shows ‘Home With Joselyn Dumas’ and ‘Keeping it real with Joselyn Dumas’
In the course of her TV career, she took up acting. The TV hostess performed incredibly well in her debut movie, ‘Perfect Picture’. This opened up more acting roles for her. Her real breakthrough in the movie industry came in the movie, ‘Adams Apple’. As a result, she was designated as the best actress at the 2011 edition of the Ghana Movies Awards.
The beauty actress owns her own production house, Virgo Sun Company Limited. Under her leadership, the house has co-produced its first movie, ‘Love or Something Like That’. She hopes to invest more in the movie industry.
-Brand Ambassador
In April of 2018, Alliance Motors, the sole distributor of Land Rover and Jaguar in Ghana named actress Joselyn Dumas as their Brand Ambassador.
Speaking about the deal, Martin Madsen, General Manager of Alliance Motors shared that “Joselyn embodies their corporate identity in appearance, demeanour, values, and class and her interest in luxury cars, especially SUVs makes her an ideal jaguar brand partner.”
She also became the brand ambassador for a job advertisement agency, Jobberman Ghana.
– Achievements (Awards or Honors)
The work of the TV hostess has not gone unnoticed. She has received awards in recognition of her talents.
She won TV personality of the year in 2011. In 2012, 4syte TV voted her as the hottest Ghanaian celebrity 2012. Her ‘The One Show’ won the Best Female entertainment Show of the Year.
She also won the best supporting actress for her role in ‘Northern Affair’ at the 2013 Ghana Movies Awards.
– House and cars
Due to her hard work, the mother of one has acquired properties from the wealth she had acquired. The actress owns a Jaguar, Range Rover among others.
The actress also owns a plush mansion in East Legon, a prime location in Accra.
– Filmography
Adams Apples
Love or Something Like That
A Sting in a Tale
A Northern Affair
Lekki Wives
@ Home with Joselyn Dumas
– Social Media
You can connect with Joselyn Dumas on Instagram where she has an impressive 2.9 million followers.
– Net Worth
The TV hostess is estimated to have $400,000 in net worth.
Source: unitedshowbiz.com.gh