Ghanaian actress Mercy Little Smith, popularly known for her role as ‘Benyiwaa’ in the renowned TV series Efiewura, has passed away.
Little Mercy, who played the role of Judge Koboo’s wife, was reported to have passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
The announcement was first made on the Efiewura TV series Facebook page on December 18, 2024: “RIP Benyiwaa. She left the earth plane yesterday. Bye.” The cause of death is currently unknown.
The deceased was famous for her role in Efiewura as the wife of Judge Koboo.
Fans and the general public have been expressing their condolences to the family of the late actress. Many were surprised by the news, due to the fact that the actress had not been known to be battling any health ailment.
It turns out that she was indeed having a health problem, which led to her demise at a relatively young age.
She stated in a Graphic Showbiz interview in 2013 that she was 32, meaning the January-born woman would have turned 44 in a few weeks.
According to actor and media personality Seth Kwame Dzokoto, Little Mercy had a health condition she was treating. While he failed to name the health condition, Dzokoto, who plays the husband of the deceased in the Efiewura series, indicated in a Facebook tribute that she had battled the condition for some time.
“I have lost my dear on the screen. You fought so well over this health condition, and God knows what’s best for you at this time. Life is like a stage play, and you’ve played your path,” he said.
He shared that President-elect John Mahama knew about Little Mercy’s health condition and offered to help her by paying her medical bills in the hope that she would survive.
“I don’t know how to break this story to the President-elect John Dramani Mahama, I know he will be in shock by this news. He wanted u to overcome it. so when he heard the news about your condition…..he invested so much in your bills just to survive it.”
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