Adela Elad
Born (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987
Bamenda, Northwest Region, Cameroon
EducationUniversity of Buea
Occupation(s)Actress, film producer, philanthropist
Years active2012–present
Awards2015 African Achiever awards

Adela Elad (born 25 October 1987) is a Cameroonian movie actress, producer[1] and philanthropist.[2] She started her acting career in 2012 in the movie University Girls. She won the 2015 edition of African dream achiever award.[3] As a producer, her works include Night in the grassfield under her production Mae Pictures.[4] Her first international movie debut project was Baby Daddy with Nigerian Nollywood producer Emem Isong featuring stars like Alexx Ekubo.[5][6]

Early life

Adela Elad was born on 25 October 1987 in Bamenda, the capital of the north west region of Cameroon. She is a native of Kwen. She attended primary school in Douala, then went on to the Government Bilingual Secondary School in Santchou before graduating from high school at City College of Commerce Mankon in Bamenda. She later attended the University of Buea.

Career

In 2012 Elad started acting, appearing in the movie "University girls".[3] Since then she has been active in the cinema of Cameroon with movies such has "U-turn", "Wrong combination" and others. She has also acted two television series "Rumble" and "Bad Angels" both broadcast on Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV). In 2016, she launched her own movie production known as Mae Pictures and has produced the movie Night of the grassfield.[7] In 2015 she won the African dream achiever award.[3]

Philanthropy

Elad is a philanthropist with focussing on children who lack basic facilities. In 2016 she created the Mae Foundation as a medium to reach out to underprivileged children.[2]

Selected filmography

  • University girl (2012)
  • U-turn
  • Baby daddy with Alexx Ekubo
  • Bad Angel (TV series)
  • Night of the grassfield

Awards and recognition

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 African Achiever awards Cameroon Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TIPTOPSTARS - ONLINE MAGAZINE Array Adela opens up on Kelly, Jeff, others". tiptopstars.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "TIPTOPSTARS - ONLINE MAGAZINE Array Adela Elad celebrates BD with orphans". tiptopstars.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Adela Elad". whoiswho. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Adela Elad". Who is Who In Cameroon. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cameroonian Actress and Producer Adela Elad Stars in Emem Isong's next big movie project in Nigeria". sysysblog.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Movie Review: "Baby Daddy" is a captivating name, all that is needed?". Xplorenollywood. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Night In The Grass Field – A Mae Pictures Production – Welcome To Lady-T's World". ladyt237.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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