{"id":267527,"date":"2024-12-18T16:15:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T16:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/18\/actress-benyiwaa-of-efiewura-tv-series-is-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T16:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T16:15:44","slug":"actress-benyiwaa-of-efiewura-tv-series-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/18\/actress-benyiwaa-of-efiewura-tv-series-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress Benyiwaa of Efiewura TV series is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/840\/84045322.295.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Mercy Little Smith (Benyiwaa) from\" title=\"Actress Mercy Little Smith (Benyiwaa) from\" width=\"295\" height=\"191\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Actress Mercy Little Smith (Benyiwaa) from<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Ghanaian entertainment industry is mourning the loss of popular actress Mercy Little Smith, widely known by her stage name Benyiwaa, from the beloved TV series &#8220;Efiewura.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Her death was announced on the official Facebook page of the &#8220;Efiewura&#8221; TV series on December 18, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement read, &#8220;RIP Benyiwaa. She left the earth plane yesterday. Bye.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The cause of her death has not yet been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Mercy Little Smith was celebrated for her role in &#8220;Efiewura,&#8221; where she played the role of Benyiwa, the fat woman with the famous \u201cbuttocks\u201d and wife of Lawyer Kabou from the \u201cApoto ayowa\u201d Chambers.<\/p>\n<p>Her passing has led to an outpouring of condolences from fans, colleagues, and the general public, who have taken to social media to express their grief and pay tribute to the actress.<\/p>\n<p><b>See the post below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FEFIEWURATV%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0n9gZ77AfYHM2WKzqVkCj3PTskw6zZtDzL5MTTEGxHjC5X7TqoSSwuujR4CcN9Lyul&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"589\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ID\/OGB<\/p>\n<p> Click here to follow the GhanaWeb Entertainment News WhatsApp channel <\/p>\n<p><b>Watch a compilation of the latest Twi news below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"6iUbeBoK5VM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kpebu, Domelevo, Ablakwa make Mahama&#039;s corruption preparatory team as ORAL kicks off\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6iUbeBoK5VM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Mercy Little Smith (Benyiwaa) from The Ghanaian entertainment industry is mourning the loss of popular actress Mercy Little Smith, widely known by her stage name Benyiwaa, from the beloved TV series &#8220;Efiewura.&#8221; Her death was announced on the official Facebook page of the &#8220;Efiewura&#8221; TV series on December 18, 2024. 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