Actor and MP John Dumelo worked with Grace Nortey as a child on the 1991 film Baby Thief. He says she inspired him from that first film set.

Published 2 Nov 2026, 16:39 GMT

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Actor and Ayawaso West Wuogon MP John Dumelo says veteran actress Grace Nortey, who died in August aged 89, shaped his life from his first day on a film set.

Dumelo worked with Nortey as a child on the 1991 Ghanaian film Baby Thief, he said in a tribute posted on social media.

The production took them to Afienya, Mayra and Koforidua, he recalled.

He said she had been an inspiration to him ever since, and bade farewell to the woman he called Aunty Grace and Grandma.

Dumelo was among hundreds of mourners at her funeral at the forecourt of the State House in Accra on Saturday.

Her career spanned more than five decades across theatre, television, radio and film.

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John Dumelo says Grace Nortey shaped his life from the first film he acted in

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