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Born:
1969-09-13

Birthplace:
Lambeth, London, England, UK

Credits:
8 Total Roles

Amma Asante

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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

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

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