Selam Tesfaye

Selam Tesfaye (Amharic: ሰላም ተስፋዬ; born October 21, 1993)[1] is an Ethiopian film actress who is known for portraying in various blockbuster films and often typecast in reward position in several romantic films.

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Selam, and not as Tesfaye.
Selam Tesfaye
ሰላም ተስፋዬ
Selam in 2020
Born (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993
Harar, Ethiopia
NationalityEthiopian
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Spouse(s)
Amanuel Tesfaye
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(m. 2018)​
Children1
AwardsAddis Music Awards (2018)

She had the lead role in the film Crumbs, directed by Miguel Llansó, and promoted as the first Ethiopian-made science-fiction film.[2]

Career

Selam entered mainstream prominence in the 2013 film Sost Maezen (English: Triangle), an international awarded action drama film. Furtherly, she partakes many Ethiopian films, she also a lead role in Hiwot Bedereja (2014), a student who struggles her life to change and several challenges including bullying by her classmates and she finally met a handsome boy and together fall in love. She additionally roles in romantic drama film Lik Negn (2013).

Selam also played as Sayat in 2015 science fiction film Crumbs. This film is the first sci-fi produced in Ethiopia and gained numerous accolades.

After 2016 saw her mass roles in films, which she also known by her portrayals in different romantic drama films notably, Seba Zetegn (2016) and Yimeches Yarada Lij 2 (2017). She also known in 2015 comedy film Tilefegn, played as elegant daughter of rich man who was volunteer abducted by her fiancé (Kassahun Fisseha) after his brother failure to visit NASA and prompting suicide. The abduction objectives is to demand the ransom of her family, which finally given to his brother.

In 2017, Selam reprised to the sequel of Sost Maezen, Sost Maezen 2. In addition to that she also played in comedy films, such as Yabedech Yarada Lij 3 and Atse Mandela in that year.

Personal life

Selam has long relationship with Amanuel Tesfaye; both engaged and married in 2018. They have one child. In her wedding, she offered a bachelorette party with some fellow notable people presented.

Awards

In September 2018, Selam won the Best Actress award at the 9th Addis Music Awards, for the film Yabedech Yarada Lij.[3]

Filmography
This filmography source extracted from Yageru.com
Year Title Role
2013 Sost Maezen Elf
2013 Lik Negn
2013 Yefikire Fikiregna
2014 Freedom
2014 Hiwot Bedereja Seble
2014 Bihones
2014 Weyzerit Dengel
2014 Bechis Tedebke
2014 Martreza
2015 Crumbs Sayat
2015 Tilefegn
2016 Yemechesh Yarada Lij 2
2016 Beza
2017 Kal
2017 Sost Maezen 2
2017 Yabedech Yarada Lij 3
2017 Yetekelekele
2017 YeLib QuanQua
2017 Atse Mandela
2018 Yemechereshaw Mishit
2019 Ene
2019 Balekemis
2019 Wagaw
2019 Dink Fikir
2020 Addisu Arada

References
  1. "Selam Tesfaye, Ethiopia, 'My own father gave me HIV'". The New Humanitarian. 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  2. "The Sci-Fi Romance Film From Ethiopia 'Crumbs' Opens in U.S. Theaters". Tadias Magazine. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. "The 9th Addis Music Award: Esubalew Yitayew and Rophnan". Semonegna Ethiopia. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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