{"id":1207517,"date":"2022-09-20T05:07:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T05:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/20\/i-come-from-a-family-of-lawyersmy-father-never-wanted-me-to-act\/"},"modified":"2022-09-20T05:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T05:07:06","slug":"i-come-from-a-family-of-lawyersmy-father-never-wanted-me-to-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/20\/i-come-from-a-family-of-lawyersmy-father-never-wanted-me-to-act\/","title":{"rendered":"I come from a family of lawyers,My father never wanted me to act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-well-known-ghanaian-actress-jackie-appiah-has-said-that-her-father-never-wanted-her-to-go-into-acting\">Well-known Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah has said that her father never wanted her to go into acting. <\/h2>\n<p>The seasoned actress in an interview has shared some childhood stories with the public and also her family background for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: You\u2019ll K!ll Yourself If Black Sherif Wins Grammy \u2013 Sally Mann Mocks Shatta Wale\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Yen.com at the movie premiere of Symphony, a Nigerian movie she starred in, Jackie Appiah disclosed that she comes from a family of lawyers and they never wanted her to be an actress. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"5\" width=\"482\" height=\"336\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78302\"  data-lazy- src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jackie-Appiah.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"5\" width=\"482\" height=\"336\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jackie-Appiah.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78302\"  \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up, my Dad did not want me to become an actress he wanted me to go to school and pay attention to my books. That is the same thing role I played in the movie symphony, where I didn\u2019t want my daughter to follow her dreams of becoming a musician. I felt my daughter should become a doctor or a lawyer that\u2019s what resonated with the real Jackie Appiah about this movie.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Tik Tok star Jackline Mensah trends on Twitter for saying \u201cShe\u2019s putting Ghana on the map\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>This story resonates with me so much because it reminds me of growing up, when my dad wanted me to become a lawyer because I come from a family of lawyers.\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n<p>Father didn\u2019t understand, why I should become an actress, he just wanted me to become a lawyer. But I followed my dreams and now he is enjoying the success and he is happy, so am I.\u201d Jackie said. <\/p>\n<p>source: www.ghbase.com<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Well-known Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah has said that her father never wanted her to go into acting. The seasoned actress in an interview has shared some childhood stories with the public and also her family background for the first time. 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