Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
September 13, 1969
Place of Birth:
Lambeth, London, England, UK
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Amma Asante
Biography
Amma Asante MBE (born 13 September 1969) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, former actress, and Chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts, who was born in London to parents from Ghana. Her love for the film industry started when she received her first role in BBC's children's television drama series Grange Hill. Asante wrote and produced the 1998 BBC Two series Brothers and Sisters, starring David Oyelowo. She was a childhood friend of model Naomi Campbell, whom she met when they were seven years old.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking | Self |
| 2014 | Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women | Self |
| 1991 | The Best of Friends | The Black Girl in Search of God |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Art That Made Us | Self - Writer & Director |
| 2021 | Drunk history: Black Stories | Narrator |
| 1989 | Birds of a Feather | Sydnee |
| 1989 | Birds of a Feather | Angela (voice) |
| 1978 | Grange Hill | Cheryl Webb |