Lydia Forson was born in Mankessim, Ghana. She migrated to the United States in 1990, at the age of 6, when her father pursued his doctoral degree. While living in the United States Lydia Forson attended Wilmore Elementary school in Kentucky. Three years later, when Lydia was nine (9) years old her family moved back to Ghana. She continued her formative education at Akosombo International School.
Lydia also attended St. Louis Secondary School in Kumasi where she completed her senior secondary school. After secondary school Lydia continued her academic pursuits by attending University Of Ghana where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Information Studies.
For years she flirted with the idea of entering the entertainment industry throughout her life; however it was in her final year at college that she was daring enough to take up acting as a career.