Akosua Gyamama Busia (born 30 December 1966)[1][2] is a Ghanaian actress, film director, author and songwriter who lives in the United Kingdom. She played Nettie Harris in the 1985 film The Color Purple, alongside Whoopi Goldberg.
After 18-year hiatus to raise her daughter, in 2016 Busia returned to acting in the off-Broadway and Broadway production of Danai Gurira's play Eclipsed, alongside Lupita Nyong'o.[19] For her performance off-Broadway, she received an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance as Rita [20]
Personal lifeedit
On 12 October 1996, Akosua Busia married the American film director John Singleton, with whom she has a daughter[15] — Hadar Busia-Singleton (born 3 April 1997); the couple divorced on 15 June 1997. Their daughter attended school in Ghana, before returning to the US.[4]
She co-founded with her sister Abena Busia the Busia Foundation International, aiming "to provide assistance to the disadvantaged".[21]
^ abcKiesewetter, John (7 April 1999). . The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
^Wallace, Amy (1998-09-25). "War of Words". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
^"Busia, Abena - Professor", Department of Women's and Gender Studies. 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
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Akosua Gyamama Busia born 30 December 1966 1 2 is a Ghanaian actress film director author and songwriter who lives in the United Kingdom She played Nettie Harris in the 1985 film The Color Purple alongside Whoopi Goldberg Akosua BusiaBusia in 1986BornAkosua Gyamama Busia 1966 12 30 30 December 1966 age 56 GhanaEducationCentral School of Speech and DramaOccupation s Actress film director songwriter authorYears active1979 presentKnown forNettie Harris The Color PurpleSpouseJohn Singleton m 1996 div 1997 wbr Children1ParentKofi Abrefa Busia father RelativesAbena Busia sister Websitewww wbr akosuabusia wbr net wbr oganization wbr Contents 1 Family and early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksFamily and early life editBusia is the daughter of Kofi Abrefa Busia who was prime minister of the Republic of Ghana from 1969 to 1972 3 and a prince of the royal family of Wenchi 4 a subgroup of the Ashanti making Akosua a princess too 5 Her sister Abena Busia is a poet and academic who was a professor in English at Rutgers University 6 and since 2017 has been the Ghanaian ambassador to Brazil 7 Busia grew up in Ghana and began her acting career at the age of 16 attending London s Central School of Speech and Drama on scholarship 8 Her first acting role was as Juliet in an otherwise white cast performing Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet at Oxford University where her siblings were studying 8 Career editBusia s film roles include a notable performance as Bessie in a 1986 film adaptation of Richard Wright s novel Native Son with Geraldine Page and Matt Dillon She also starred in Hard Lessons alongside Denzel Washington and Lynn Whitfield in 1986 9 Busia played Nettie opposite Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg in Steven Spielberg s 1985 The Color Purple 10 adapted from Alice Walker s novel of the same title as Ruth in Badge of the Assassin 1985 as Jewel in John Singleton s Rosewood 1997 11 and as Patience in Antoine Fuqua s Tears of the Sun 2003 12 She has also appeared on television in the series ER 4 Busia is the author of The Seasons of Beento Blackbird A Novel Washington Square Press 1997 ISBN 9780671014094 13 14 She was one of three co writers for the screenplay adaptation of Toni Morrison s 1987 novel Beloved for the 1998 film version of the same name directed by Jonathan Demme 15 In 2008 Busia directed a film about her father The Prof A Man Remembered Life Vision amp Legacy of K A Busia 16 Busia also co wrote the song Moon Blue with Stevie Wonder for his album A Time 2 Love released in 2005 17 Her poem Mama is included in the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa edited by Margaret Busby 18 After 18 year hiatus to raise her daughter in 2016 Busia returned to acting in the off Broadway and Broadway production of Danai Gurira s play Eclipsed alongside Lupita Nyong o 19 For her performance off Broadway she received an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance as Rita 20 Personal life editOn 12 October 1996 Akosua Busia married the American film director John Singleton with whom she has a daughter 15 Hadar Busia Singleton born 3 April 1997 the couple divorced on 15 June 1997 Their daughter attended school in Ghana before returning to the US 4 She co founded with her sister Abena Busia the Busia Foundation International aiming to provide assistance to the disadvantaged 21 Filmography editYear Title Role Notes1979 Ashanti The Senoufo Girl1983 The Final Terror Vanessa1984 Louisiana Ivy TV movie1985 Badge of the Assassin Ruth TV movie1985 The Color Purple Nettie Harris1986 Crossroads Woman at Boardinghouse1986 Low Blow Karma1986 Hard Lessons a k a The George McKenna Story Cynthia Byers1986 Native Son Bessie1988 Saxo Puppet1988 The Seventh Sign Penny Washburn1991 New Jack City Courtroom Spectator Uncredited1997 Rosewood Jewel1997 Mad City Diane1997 Ill Gotten Gains Fey2003 Tears of the Sun Patience2007 Ascension Day CherryReferences edit Who s Who Among African Americans Vol 22 Gale Research 2008 p 179 ISBN 978 1 4144 3400 1 McCann Bob 2010 Encyclopedia of African American Actresses In Film And Television McFarland p 62 ISBN 978 0 7864 3790 0 Takyi Charles 22 December 2009 Busia s family endorses new secretary for NPP The Ghanaian Chronicle permanent dead link a b c Kiesewetter John 7 April 1999 ER actress dreams about having it all The Cincinnati Enquirer Archived from the original on 18 February 2020 Retrieved 3 February 2010 Wallace Amy 1998 09 25 War of Words Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2023 10 15 Busia Abena Professor Department of Women s and Gender Studies Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine School of Arts and Sciences Rutgers The State University of New Jersey The Ambassador Ghana Embassy Brasilia Brazil Retrieved 2023 10 15 a b Smith Gail 4 December 1998 Just don t say no Mail amp Guardian South Africa Akosua Busia at IMDb Rosenberg Donald 19 June 1990 Akosua Busia s Dual Performance In Color Purple Still Astonishing Rocky Mountain News Levin Jordan 30 June 1996 On Location Dredging in the Deep South Los Angeles Times Fuchs Cynthia 8 March 2003 Tears of the Sun Review PopMatters Rush George 17 April 1997 D Angelo joins Al s bev y of beauties New York Daily News Writer Akosua Busia website a b Fierman Daniel October 16 1998 Brawl Over Beloved Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on 24 March 2007 The Prof A Man Remembered Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine A Time To Love Press Release The wonder of it all Detroit News 8 October 2005 Retrieved 25 March 2023 via steviewonder org uk Maxwell Anne 19 July 2019 The many urgent voices of women writers from Africa The Sydney Morning Herald Mark Kennedy Akosua Busia re emerges in the spotlight in Eclipsed Washington Times 23 March 2016 Akosua Busia Biography www ghanaweb com Retrieved 2022 05 25 Foundations Akosua Busia Retrieved 2023 10 15 External links editAkosua Busia at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Data from Wikidata Akosua Busia website Akosua Busia at IMDb Ama K interviews Akosua Busia YouTube video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akosua Busia amp oldid 1180329514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
