Portia Asare Boateng is a Ghanaian actress, brand ambassador, film producer, and businessperson. She is the chief executive of PAB Productions in Ghana. She is an actress in the Kumawood movie industry who became famous after starring in the Ghanaian movie “Kumasi Yonko.” In May 2022, she was made the brand ambassador for Union Group of Companies Limited (UGCL) in Ghana
PROFILE SUMMARY
Real name: Portia Akua Asare Boateng
Age: 40 years
Date of Birth: September 17, 1985
Nationality: Ghanaian
Hometown: Kona, Ashanti Region
Tribe: Asante
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EARLY LIFE
Portia Asare Boateng was born on September 17, 1985, in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana. She grew up in Akropong in the Eastern Region of Ghana due to her mom’s profession. Portia Asare’s mother was a police officer, and she worked in different regions in Ghana due to being transferred. The actress is the first child among her five children and is originally from Kona in the Ashanti Region. She is 38 years old.
Siblings
She has four siblings (sisters) who are younger than her
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Asare started schooling in the Ashanti Region before moving to the Eastern Region, where she completed her primary education. She attended Kumasi Anglican Senior High School in the Ashanti Region for her Senior high school education. She then moved to media school in Kumasi, where she studied news anchoring. After completing journalism school, Portia worked as a news anchor and continued her education, obtaining a Secretarial Studies Certificate at one of the tertiary schools in Kumasi. Boateng went on to obtain a degree in Human Resource Management at Methodist University College in Accra after completing her diploma certificate
Husband
Portia Asare Boateng first married a pastor named Rev. John Wilberforce Aidoo on December 21, 2014, and had a son. A few years later, she had her second child (daughter) with this man of God, and their marriage became rocky. And they separate. Then she went on to marry another man named Mr. Raymond Kwaku Marfo in 2021, who is her current husband.
Children
She has two children, a son and a daughter.
ACTING JOURNEY
Growing up, Portia Asare Boateng wanted to become a flight attendant, a news anchor, or a secretary. Though acting is what she enjoyed, one could say that she has been entertaining ages. In junior high school, in her last year, she did an audition and had the opportunity to be part of ‘Taxi Driver,’ an old television series in Ghana, where she acted as the girlfriend of Aboagye, who acted in the series. After graduating from high school in 2000, Asare decided to pursue acting full-time. With the help of her aunt, Akuaba Kuma Prempeh, who worked at GBC, she was introduced to the auditions of Mr. Kwaku Twumasi and was informed of a film audition at the Cultural Center, Kumasi, which she then attended. She landed a supporting role in her first film, titled “Dabi Dabi.”
MOVIES & TV SERIES
• Taxi Driver
• Dabi Dabi
• Kumasi Yonko
• Obaa sima
• Enye Mania
• Obidee Aba
• Agartha
• Tanko Villa
• Etire Nni Safoa
• Old School Boys
• Sekina
• Mary Magdalene
• Cocoa Season
• The Good Old Days: Suffering to Lose (2012)
• The Good Old Days: Papa Lasisi Good Bicycle (2011)
• Evil Heart
• Nyame Bekyere
• Odo Bi Ye Owuo
• Kankam Nyame
Productions
• Mary Magdalene
• My Chef and I (TV series).
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
• Best Actress—Time Ghana Arts and Entertainment Awards 2021 (Nominated).
• Actress of the Year—Africa Youth Showbiz Awards 2021 (Nominated).
• Best Film Producer of the Year—Young Filmmakers Awards Ghana 2020 (Nominated).
• Favorite Actress of the Year—Young Filmmakers Awards Ghana 2020 (Nominated).
BUSINESS
• PAB Productions
House and Vehicles
NET WORTH
She has a net worth of $500,000.
FAQs about Portia Asare Boateng
• How old is Portia Asare Boateng?
She is 40 years old as of 2025
