Ghanaian actress, Gloria Sarfo, has revealed how some movie producers sidelined her.
She opened up about this in a discussion on TV3’s Ladies Circle.
Gloria averred these producers sidelined her because they thought she was not fluent in English due to her roles played in the ‘Efiewura’ TV Series.
The Ghanaian actress further expressed her gratitude to Shirley Frimpong Manso for giving her a role in which she used both English and Twi.
“Before I used to get worried, I use to talk a lot. Because of the Efiewura tag, people thought I couldn’t even express myself in the English Language so everything was about I am a local actress because of Efiewura.
“I was actually told that because of my active roles in local series, I have a least chance to be given a role as a wealthy man’s daughter in any glamour movie. Like, are we that shallow?
“But thankfully, AMVCA, it was speaking Twi that got me there. Speaking Twi is my identity, this is who I am. Thanks to Shirley Frimpong Manso, she knows I do Efiewura but she was like, ‘Gloria, do it your own way, blend the dialogue with the twi language if you are comfortable with it. Do your own thing’. I did that and it worked and with God, it became successful,” she said.
Though she was not bothered after being tagged as a local actress, what made her uncomfortable was the negativity attached.
“I play lead roles in movies that when the posters come out, my face will not be on it and the only reason I have been told is because, I don’t appeal to the target audience. And I’m like, ‘so you knew and you still brought me on to do what exactly’?” Gloria Sarfo further stated.
