Sahndra Fon Dufe (born 28 October 1989) is a Cameroonian actress, author, screenwriter, film producer, and CEO of the Indie production house African Pictures International.
She subsequently appeared in the NollyWood independent film by Kelechi Eke, Lost in Abroad[1] (2012) and performed with Wyclef Jean, Akon, and Hakeem Kae-Kazim in Black November (2012) At age 23, Fon Dufe's performance in the award-winning romantic comedy One Night in Vegas (2013) directed by John Ikem Uche and starring Jimmy Jean Louis, Sarodj Bertin, and Michael Blackson earned her a lot of attention for her portrayal of Van Vicker's wife, Mildred, a cancer patient trying to secure guardianship for her children before her death.
The trilogy, set in 1940 West Africa, portrays a young African village girl who goes against the discriminatory laws of her tribe, which subjugate women, and becomes the spark for a literary revolution.
Other cast members include: Isaiah Washington, Adriana Barazza, Jimmy Jean Louis, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Leleti Khumalo, Uti Nwachukwu and many others with a soundtrack by Kelly Price.
Namme offered Fon Dufe a supporting role in the movie Two Princes starring Kelly Azia, Collins Isuma, and Awa Edna.
This movie also never made it out of Cameroon, but the young actress' personality was noticed by prolific producers like Agbor Gilbert and director Reginald Ebere from neighbouring Nigeria, home to the world's second largest film industry: Nollywood.
The screenplay began as being something inspirational for women and blew up into a huge film project with big players like Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Isaiah Washington, Leleti Khumalo, Uti Nwachukwu, and Kelly Price.
Fon Dufe began the year 2013 by booking a national commercial for the American Cancer Society alongside Body of Proof actress Jeri Ryan.
Soon after, Ghanaian producer Koby Maxwell hired her for One Night in Vegas starring Jimmy Jean Louis, Sarodj Bertin, Yvonne Nelson, John Dumelo, Van Vicker, and Michael Blackson.
Fon Dufe portrayed Mildred, a cancer patient giving up the guardianship of her kids just before her death to her husband, played by Ghanaian celebrity Van Vicker.
The Ghollywood (Ghana) James Cameron, Frank Rajah Arase, booked Fon Dufe in his blockbuster movie Refugees which is set for release in 2014.
This time, co-starring with Yvonne Nelson, Fon Dufe played the role of Yurika, an African singer in a band fighting to make it amidst issues like race and their illegal immigration status.
In 2012, Fon Dufe partnered with the American Embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to organise training for young actors through a jointly owned International Workshop.