Akosua Busia

Birth Name:

Akosua Cyamama Busia

Birth Place:

Ghana

Profession

Actress, Writer, Soundtrack

In 1999, she was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award and a Black Film Award for the "Beloved" screenplay
She won a Michael Landon Award in 1987 for her role in the "Babies Having Babies" episode of "CBS Schoolbreak Special․"
She attended England's Oxford University, where she starred in a production of "Romeo and Juliet․"
She is a member of the Royal House of Wenchi in Ghana
She is known for playing Nettie Harris in "The Color Purple" and Kobe Ikabo in "ER․"
During her teenage years, many of her paintings were displayed at London's National Museum of Art
She book, "The Seasons of Beento Blackbird: A Novel," was published in 1997

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