Overview
Liz Baffoe (born 6 July 1969) is a Ghanaian-German born actress. She is the younger sister of former Ghanaian international footballer Anthony Baffoe who is now the Deputy General Secretary for CAF.
Early life and education
Baffoe was born as the youngest daughter of a Ghanaian diplomat and grew up in the diplomatic quarter in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. Her brother is former Ghanaian footballer, football administrator and pundit Anthony Baffoe and actress Rosalind Baffoe is her sister. After graduating from high school in 1992, she trained as a media designer. From 1996 to 1999 she attended the drama school of the Theater der Keller in Cologne and in 2001 the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York.
Career
Baffoe played the role of the Nigerian Mary in the television series Lindenstrasse from episode 518, broadcast on 5 November 1995, to episode 1112 of 25 March 2007. She has also played supporting roles in some German television series and films. Her long-term role in Lindenstrasse in particular gave the impression that Baffoe only spoke broken German, which, however, did not correspond to reality.
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