Dorinda hafner biography

Dorinda Hafner
Born	(age&#;77&#;78) Ashanti, West Africa
Education	St George's Hospital
Occupations	Author actress dancer/choreographer television chef public speaker
Years&#;active	present
Family	Nuala Hafner (daughter)

Dorinda Hafner (born ) is a Ghanaian-born Australian author, actress, dancer, choreographer, public speaker, writer and television chef, She is also an optician and registered nurse^[1]

Early life

Hafner was born in in Ghana, when it was still a British crown colony called Ashanti.

Her father was a surgeon, and her mother a midwife, with her family part of the Ashanti royal family, and she grew up in an affluent family but with a mother who taught her how to do manual work as well. Her maternal great-grandfather emigrated to Ghana from Scotland in the 19th century.^[2]

Hafner was affected by a violent civil war in her country when she was still in primary school.

She won a scholarsh