Hailliote Sumney

Hailliote Sumney is a Canadian-born Ghanaian actress, brand influencer and TV personality. She has interviewed celebs such as actor Boris Kodjoe, Michael Blackson, Becca, Stonebwoy and others. She is the female brand ambassador for London-based shoe brand Jesu Segun alongside Stonebwoy, who is the male ambassador. In 2019 she was selected as the host for 4Syte TV's BET Awards red carpet.^[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education[]

Sumney was born in Canada to Dr. Kodjoe Sumney and Dr. Akosuah Sumney but moved to the United States when she was two years old.^[3][5] She had her tertiary education at the University of California, Riverside in California.^[6][7]

Career[]

She quit her career as a nurse at the Riverside Hospital in United States to pursue acting in Africa.^[8] She made her acting debut starring in a TV series, Heels and Sneakers which was produced by Yvonne Nelson. She has also featured in Lagos Fake Life, a movie produced by Mike Ezuruonye and a yet-to-be-released TV series, Eden.^[6][5] She currently works at 4Syte TV as a presenter.^[7]

Works[]

• She is known to be working on a movie titled A Way Back Home, which features the likes of Alexx Ekubo, IK Ogbonna and others.^[6]

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