Quick Facts
Born:
1969-09-13
Birthplace:
Lambeth, London, England, UK
Credits:
8 Total Roles
Amma Asante
Directing
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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
Grange Hill
Cheryl Webb
Birds of a Feather
Sydnee
Birds of a Feather
Angela (voice)
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self
The Best of Friends
The Black Girl in Search of God
Art That Made Us
Self - Writer & Director
Drunk history: Black Stories
Narrator
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Art That Made Us TV | Self - Writer & Director |
| 2021 | Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking MOVIE | Self |
| 2021 | Drunk history: Black Stories TV | Narrator |
| 2014 | Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women MOVIE | Self |
| 1991 | The Best of Friends MOVIE | The Black Girl in Search of God |
| 1989 | Birds of a Feather TV | Sydnee |
| 1989 | Birds of a Feather TV | Angela (voice) |
| 1978 | Grange Hill TV | Cheryl Webb |