Kafui Danku
Ghanaian actress and movie producer
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Kafui Danku (born August 16, 1982)[1] is a Ghanaian actress and movie producer, mostly known for her role in movies such as Any Other Monday, Alvina: Thunder and Lightning, I Do, and 4Play.[2][3][4][5] She is also the author of the book Silence Is Not Golden.[6]
Kafui Danku | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1983 |
| Citizenship | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Coast |
| Occupations | Ghanaian Actress and movie producer |
| Known for | Alvina: Thunder and Lightning I Do 4Play. |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
Kafui grew up in Ho, but her hometown is Tanyigbe-Etoe, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. She had her basic education at the Mawuli Primary and JSS.[1] She further attended Ola Girls School in the Volta Region of Ghana, and continued her education at the University of Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana[4] where she studied a Bachelor of Arts in English.[1]
Career
Kafui began her professional acting career at the United Nations before she entered the Ghana Movie Industry in 2009.[7] She is also an advocate, a Vlogger and former beauty queen. She participated in Miss Ghana 2004, where she became a finalist, and in Miss Greater Accra 2004 where she won the pageant.[8] She is the co-owner of ABC Limited (ABC Pictures GH), a film production company in Ghana.[7] Her first movie in the Ghana movie industry is Agony of the Christ, with casts like Majid Michel and Nadia Buari.[9] In 2025, she was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the National Film Authority (NFA).[10]
In 2025 she was appointed as the head of Ghana National Film Authority (NFA).[11][12]
Personal life
Danku married a Canadian man, Kojo Pitcher [13][14][8] in 2011. They have two children; Lorde Ivan Pitcher and Titan Pitcher.[15][8] Danku has two siblings.[7] Her parents are Madam Agnes Asigbey (a retired nurse) and the late John Danku.[9]
In May 2018, she launched a project called 'Ghana Power Kids Charity Ball' to help children at the Kwashiorkor Unit of the Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital in Accra.[16]
