Mama Jane: Elderly Ghanaian Actress Opens up About her low Salary Compared to that of others

• Ghanaian actress, Mama Jane has recently opened up about some of the challenges she has encountered as an elderly actress
• In an interview, she revealed that producers do not call on her often for acting roles as much as they do her colleagues
• The emotional woman also shared that she has received as low as Ghc300 for roles which others were paid much better for

Mama Jane, one of Ghana's old time actresses has opened up about her living conditions in an interview with MzGee on her YouTube channel.

The video sighted by YEN.com.gh had the elderly woman narrating that producers do not reach out to her for acting opportunities compared to her colleagues in the industry.

Mama Jane also recounted that there was one movie she requested to be paid Ghc1000 for her role but ended up receiving Ghc500 only to find out that the lady who played the role of her daughter received Ghc2,500.

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The old actress expressed emotionally that sometimes the amount she is paid is very low but she turns a blind eye on and accepts the offer like that.

She revealed that she has been paid as low as Ghc300.

The Ghanaian shared more about her story in the video linked below;

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that one of Ghana's retired Akan drama actresses, Mavis Yeboah, who is popularly known as Maame Gyanwaa granted an interview with Zion Felix on his YouTube channel where she shared some of her struggles.

Maame Gyanwaa recounted that life after her career has not been the best as she has nothing to show for her career, after 20 years in the industry.

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The sad veteran mentioned that one of the reasons behind her current state is the low income she made from acting.

She shared that she could be paid as low as Ghc5 from an acting gig and that goes to show how bad the pay was.

Maame Gyanwaa said she managed to purchase a land and built a four-bedroom house on it with some money she made from side hustles. The mother added that she had to sell her property for as low as Ghc12,000 after her son took ill.

Source: YEN.com.gh