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Lydia Forson (born 24 October 1984) is a Ghanaian actress, writer, and producer.

Forson's acting career started with a cameo role in Hotel St. James (2005), followed by Run Baby Run (2006), and Different Shades of Blue (2007). In 2007 she received her first Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination as the Best Upcoming Female Actress for her starring role in Scorned directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso as an abused wife who seeks revenge.

In 2009, Forson starred in the award-winning The Perfect Picture helmed by Frimpong-Manso, and for which she jointly won the Best Actress Award at the 2010 AMVA Awards with co-star Jackie Appiah. Subsequent films include A Sting in a Tale (2009), yet another collaboration with Frimpong-Manso, Masquerades (2011) a comedy she co-wrote, Phone Swap (2012), Keteke (2017), and the comedy Sidechic Gang (2017). In 2018 she won the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Nigerian drama, Isoken.

Forson can next be seen on the big screen with the November 1 release of the psychological thriller Pawn, directed by Ivorian filmmaker Pascal Aka, starring alongside Adjetey Ananag as a celebrated detective on the hunt for a killer.