Born in Ghana, Thelma Buabeng grew up in the Rhineland and lives in Berlin. She began her acting career in 1996 in the theater group „Junge Bühne Brotfabrik“ in Bonn. In 2003 she made her television debut in the series Lindenstraße. After TV appearances in Tatort and Der Kriminalist, among others, she appeared for the first time in the feature film Huck Finn in 2012. That year, she starred in the ZDF three-parter Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga the role of Galla. She has appeared on stage at the Residenztheater in Munich and with the Label Noir ensemble.