Lydia Forson

Forson was born on 24 October 1984 in Mankessim, Ghana. She received her early education at Wilmore Elementary School in Kentucky. At the age of nine, her family moved back to Ghana, where she continued her education at Akosombo International School. She also attended St. Louis Secondary School, Kumasi, where she completed her secondary school education.

Forson graduated from the University of Ghana, earning a bachelor's degree in English Language and Information Studies.Forson's acting career started with a cameo role in Hotel St. James (2005), Run Baby Run (2006), Different Shades of Blue (2007) and a stint in the reality show The Next Movie Star in Nigeria (2007). In 2008, Forson took on the lead role in Scorned, a drama helmed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso, CEO of Sparrow Productions, who had previously worked with Forson in the Ghanaian television series Different Shades of Blue. This starring role led to her first Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination as the Best Upcoming Female Actress.

In 2009, Forson starred in the award-winning The Perfect Picture by Frimpong-Manso in which she plays an abused wife who seeks revenge. Subsequent films include A Sting in a Tale (2009), Masquerades (2011) a comedy she also co-wrote, Phone Swap (2012), Keteke (2017), and Sidechic Gang (2017).