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'''Dayan Kodua''' (born September 7, 1980 in Ghana ) is an Afro-German actress with roots in Ghana.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Life ==
Dayan was ten years old when her family left Ghana to build a better future in Germany. She belongs to the "Ashanti" (warriors) tribe. German became her second mother tongue alongside her Akan language Twi , later she also mastered English and French. As a teenager, she sang and was a background dancer for Chris de Burgh , Sasha , Lou Bega , Haddaway , Right Said Fred and a few others.
Soon she started modeling and became the first and so far only black Miss Schleswig-Holstein in 2001. After which bookings for Thierry Mugler , Escada and Versace followed. She then began studying at the renowned Coaching Company in Berlin. And she trained at Howard Fine , Theater of Arts and Tasha Smith Studio in Los Angeles.
In America, Kodua got the chance to work in major US productions such as Boston Legal , Passions, and the feature films Crank and Lords of the Underworld .
She has also stared in some German movies including Haialarm auf Mallorca, Balko, Wolffs Revier, Auf Herz und Nieren and others. In 2011, she took over Hannes Jaenicke and Anne Will a voice in the video game "AJABU - The legacy of the ancestors".
Dayan has initiated and sponsored some charity projects, including: working for the Michael Jordan Foundation on the Catwalk at the House of Blues Los Angeles in 2006 with Angie Stone and Snoop Dogg . She founded Dayan international, which is also making a mark for her homeland Ghana. She is also the patron of GhanaHelp. She is particularly interested in the Hamburg organization IMIC eV , which campaigns for education for people with a migration background.
Dayan has become a "role model" for Africans in Europe. She is the figurehead of a young, self-confident, successful black generation with a migration background. She was on the cover of the first issue of African Heritage in Europe.
Dayan, who was honored in 2005 as cultural ambassador for the African continent in Germany, is not afraid to be critical. Therefore, she appeals to all young people born in Europe, especially in Germany: ''"Commit yourself, do not deny your origin, but do not push any difficulty on your black skin color!"''
She is the author for the 2014 book ''My Black Skin: Black. Successful. German.'' In ''My Black Skin'' , 25 Afro-German personalities proudly show their dark skin. The protagonists from politics and business, art and culture, science and sports report how they made it to the top. They are role models and show that, regardless of skin color and origin, you can achieve anything if you only believe in yourself.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
== Filmography (selection) ==
=== Television ===
* 2002: Wenn zwei sich trauen
* 2003: Wahnsinnsweiber
* 2003: Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca
* 2003: [[Balko]] – death of a driving instructor
* 2008: [[Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst]]
* 2008: [[Dr. Molly & Karl]] – His fight
* 2009: [[Der Dicke]] – Behind closed doors
* 2010: [[Unter Verdacht (TV series)|Unter Verdacht]] – The elegant solution
* 2011: [[Die Pfefferkörner]] – Enslaved
* 2015: Männer! Alles auf Anfang – men economy
* 2016: Phoenixsee (6 episodes)
* 2016: Eltern allein zu Haus – Die Winters
* 2017: [[Crime scene|Tatort]] – In the end you go naked
=== Cinema ===
* 2004: The Stoning
* 2005: Lords of the Underworlds
* 2006: In other Words (Kurzfilm)
* 2006: [[Crank (film)|Crank]]
* 2007: Fleisch ist mein Gemüse
* 2012: Die elegante Lösung
* 2016: T.H.U.G: True Hustler Under God
=== University and Short Films ===
* 2009: Fremdenzimmer
* 2009: Peripheres Verlangen
* 2010: Wenn Bäume Puppen tragen
=== Theater ===
* 2007: Diverting Devotion
* 2007: [[Barefoot in the Park (film)|Barefoot in the Park]]
* 2013: Mephisto
=== Other ===
* 2008: Ajabu (Computerspiel) – Stimme für fünf verschiedene Figuren.
* 2008: CAINE 09 – Kartaan (Hörspiel) – Stimme Djamilla und Schwester Bagozi
* 2013: Talk-Gast bei DAS! Rote Sofa
* 2013: Talk-Gast bei der NDR Talk Show
* 2014: Herausgeberin: ''My Black Skin: Schwarz. Erfolgreich. Deutsch.'' Seltmann+Söhne, Lüdenscheid / Berlin, ISBN 978-3944721002
== Weblinks ==
* [https://ift.tt/2lbWh7f Commons Collection of Pictures]
*[https://ift.tt/2mOyeeQ Internet Movie Database]
* [http://dayan-k.de Offizielle Homepage]
== References ==
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Stage actors]]
[[Category:Film actors]]
'''Dayan Kodua''' (born September 7, 1980 in Ghana ) is an Afro-German actress with roots in Ghana.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Life ==
Dayan was ten years old when her family left Ghana to build a better future in Germany. She belongs to the "Ashanti" (warriors) tribe. German became her second mother tongue alongside her Akan language Twi , later she also mastered English and French. As a teenager, she sang and was a background dancer for Chris de Burgh , Sasha , Lou Bega , Haddaway , Right Said Fred and a few others.
Soon she started modeling and became the first and so far only black Miss Schleswig-Holstein in 2001. After which bookings for Thierry Mugler , Escada and Versace followed. She then began studying at the renowned Coaching Company in Berlin. And she trained at Howard Fine , Theater of Arts and Tasha Smith Studio in Los Angeles.
In America, Kodua got the chance to work in major US productions such as Boston Legal , Passions, and the feature films Crank and Lords of the Underworld .
She has also stared in some German movies including Haialarm auf Mallorca, Balko, Wolffs Revier, Auf Herz und Nieren and others. In 2011, she took over Hannes Jaenicke and Anne Will a voice in the video game "AJABU - The legacy of the ancestors".
Dayan has initiated and sponsored some charity projects, including: working for the Michael Jordan Foundation on the Catwalk at the House of Blues Los Angeles in 2006 with Angie Stone and Snoop Dogg . She founded Dayan international, which is also making a mark for her homeland Ghana. She is also the patron of GhanaHelp. She is particularly interested in the Hamburg organization IMIC eV , which campaigns for education for people with a migration background.
Dayan has become a "role model" for Africans in Europe. She is the figurehead of a young, self-confident, successful black generation with a migration background. She was on the cover of the first issue of African Heritage in Europe.
Dayan, who was honored in 2005 as cultural ambassador for the African continent in Germany, is not afraid to be critical. Therefore, she appeals to all young people born in Europe, especially in Germany: ''"Commit yourself, do not deny your origin, but do not push any difficulty on your black skin color!"''
She is the author for the 2014 book ''My Black Skin: Black. Successful. German.'' In ''My Black Skin'' , 25 Afro-German personalities proudly show their dark skin. The protagonists from politics and business, art and culture, science and sports report how they made it to the top. They are role models and show that, regardless of skin color and origin, you can achieve anything if you only believe in yourself.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
== Filmography (selection) ==
=== Television ===
* 2002: Wenn zwei sich trauen
* 2003: Wahnsinnsweiber
* 2003: Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca
* 2003: [[Balko]] – death of a driving instructor
* 2008: [[Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst]]
* 2008: [[Dr. Molly & Karl]] – His fight
* 2009: [[Der Dicke]] – Behind closed doors
* 2010: [[Unter Verdacht (TV series)|Unter Verdacht]] – The elegant solution
* 2011: [[Die Pfefferkörner]] – Enslaved
* 2015: Männer! Alles auf Anfang – men economy
* 2016: Phoenixsee (6 episodes)
* 2016: Eltern allein zu Haus – Die Winters
* 2017: [[Crime scene|Tatort]] – In the end you go naked
=== Cinema ===
* 2004: The Stoning
* 2005: Lords of the Underworlds
* 2006: In other Words (Kurzfilm)
* 2006: [[Crank (film)|Crank]]
* 2007: Fleisch ist mein Gemüse
* 2012: Die elegante Lösung
* 2016: T.H.U.G: True Hustler Under God
=== University and Short Films ===
* 2009: Fremdenzimmer
* 2009: Peripheres Verlangen
* 2010: Wenn Bäume Puppen tragen
=== Theater ===
* 2007: Diverting Devotion
* 2007: [[Barefoot in the Park (film)|Barefoot in the Park]]
* 2013: Mephisto
=== Other ===
* 2008: Ajabu (Computerspiel) – Stimme für fünf verschiedene Figuren.
* 2008: CAINE 09 – Kartaan (Hörspiel) – Stimme Djamilla und Schwester Bagozi
* 2013: Talk-Gast bei DAS! Rote Sofa
* 2013: Talk-Gast bei der NDR Talk Show
* 2014: Herausgeberin: ''My Black Skin: Schwarz. Erfolgreich. Deutsch.'' Seltmann+Söhne, Lüdenscheid / Berlin, ISBN 978-3944721002
== Weblinks ==
* [https://ift.tt/2lbWh7f Commons Collection of Pictures]
*[https://ift.tt/2mOyeeQ Internet Movie Database]
* [http://dayan-k.de Offizielle Homepage]
== References ==
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Stage actors]]
[[Category:Film actors]]
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