Roselyn Ngissah: To date me, you must be honest, humble and respectful (Video)

• How we escaped armed robbery attack from Asaba to Lagos

Award-winning Ghanaian actress, Roselyn Ngissah, is a versatile and multi-dimensional actress whose deftness in interpreting her roles in movies has made her one of the biggest actresses on African soil.

The University of Ghana Legon Theatre Arts graduate was born in Nigeria to her Ghanaian parents, she attended Ifako International Schools, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos and Providence Heights Secondary School, Iju Ishaga also in Lagos State.

The Tentacles star entertained a few questions from Creekvibes OLUWADAMILARE DANIELS and she talked about her Nigeria experience which was fun, in a retrospective mode she took Creekvibes down memory lane when she use to play Ten-ten and Tinko-tinko games with her peer group while growing up in Nigeria, she also remembers how she will put her mouth in running tap to down water through her gullet.

One of the most sort after Ghanaian actresses got her first role in a movie titled Sicily at her tender age.

Some actors learnt their trade and become talented while some were given birth with the talent, Ngissah is one of those who were born with acting talent, her mother who was a teacher imbued her acting capacity immediately she started exhibiting her gallantry during Christmas season school play organised by school theatre group, “I played the role of mother Mary, that was exactly how I started, whenever I watch a movie I act it.’

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Ngissah is currently and tirelessly displaying her heroism on the set of a series titled ‘Tanko Villa’ which is slated to be aired on DStv’s new channel in Ghana.

She had been featured in series such as ‘I stand accused’, ‘Omanbapa’, ‘Broadway’ and a whole lot of movies.

Ngissah an entertainment powerhouse is the quiet type, “Usually I am always silent on my plans but I pray to God that very soon I will unveil my NGO.”

When Creekvibes asked her about her culinary skills in the kitchen her response was wao!,

“Well, I am extremely good but I will want you to taste my food for confirmation.”

General laughter… “When you cook it is only when another person tastes it and tells you how it tastes that’s when you know how good you are, and then you can score yourself.”

The famous actress triangulates her theatre trade within Nigeria; Europe and Ghana.

“Yeah, I’ve fun and sweet memories of Nigeria, Nigeria has a very sweet environment, anybody that can survive in Nigeria can survive anywhere around the world, there is no time to check the time that is how I see an average Nigerian in my own candid opinion.”

“Whenever I am in Nigeria, my colleagues treat me so well; like I am one of them; if I am not comfortable with a particular meal they swiftly change it for me.”

Roselyn Ngissah also shared some of her utmost secrets with Creekvibes News Magazine.

Excerpts;

What does it take to date Roselyn Ngissah?

Laughs…

Humility, honesty and respect?

What is the best gift you’ve ever been given?

Gift of life!

Have you experienced close to death experience?

Sometimes back.

How did it happen, and where?

You are the first person asking about this nobody knew about it, I had an accident though I intend to talk about it later, but not now, on one or twice occasions that I was not feeling fine.

What risk have you taken that in the end, you thank God for it?

Yeah, years ago, I was in Enugu and I had an appointment to catch up within Ghana and it was during the harmattan season so, aircraft were cancelling their flights so I need to move from Asaba to Lagos by road to catch a flight from Lagos to Ghana, haha…, it wasn’t funny.

It was a night bus, I boarded a coaster bus from Asaba en route to Lagos while on the express we heard people shouting on the other side of the road, ‘armed robbers o!, armed robbers o!’ (laughter), the driver immediately turned off the vehicle full-lights, and you know in Nigeria, there are usually no street lights then so the driver was still on speed, we just heard a loud noise like gbooaaa!, one of the robbers threw a big stone on the express road to scare our driver or probably caused an accident so that the bus can stop and they can rob us but the driver manoeuver; we escaped, it was a big risk my thought was that if I get to Lagos, I will be able to get a flight, but on reaching Lagos they had cancelled their flights too, so at the end, I have to travel to Ghana by road.

Do you believe in a miracle?

Yes, I do.

What is the most shocking miracle you have seen?

It still boils down to the gift of life, I was diagnosed with a particular ailment after sometimes I went back and I discovered it wasn’t there anymore.

Did anyone inspire your acting career?

Genevive Inaji?

Can we say she is your role model?

Yeah.

How many awards do you have for your credit?

I can’t count except I go into my room.

How many years so far in the acting industry?

22 years, because I started very early.

If not for acting what else would you have done better?

Teacher.

What advice will you give a young female upcoming movie star?

To study her craft very well acting is deeper than what you see on the Tv screen, all-in-all she should stay focused on her calling with humility.

What advice can you give a young girl who is just starting a relationship?

I am not a relationship expert so I cannot advise on that.

Can you share a personal experience?

I am still learning. In a relationship, you should always respect your man and if the man, wants to be treated like the king that he is, he should treat the woman like a queen so that the love can be reciprocated between the two love birds, he needs to respect her first.

What are the three things you can’t do without?