Veteran Ghanaian actress Grace Nortey has reportedly died at the age of 89. Nortey is said to have passed away at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) in the early hours of Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Reports of her death were published on Wednesday, with Pulse Ghana attributing the information to Gossips24 TV. However, as of publication, there had not been an independent confirmation from her family, the Ghana Actors Guild or the University of Ghana Medical Centre. Born on February 1, 1937, Grace Nortey was one of the most recognisable figures of Ghana's theatre, television and film industry, with a career spanning more than five decades. A career spanning generations Nortey began her involvement in the performing arts in the 1970s and first established herself through theatre and drama before becoming a familiar face on Ghanaian television. Biographical accounts indicate that she was particularly active during the 1980s and 1990s, a period widely regarded as a golden e...