Akosua Busia
Akosua Busia is a Ghanaian actress based in the U.S.. The daughter of Kofi Abrefa Busia, the ex-prime minister of the Republic of Ghana, Akosua is a princess of the Royal Family of Wenchi, a subgroup of the Ashanti. She was educated at the University of Oxford, England.
Her film roles include a notable performance as Nettie in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985). In 1994 she married the American film-maker John Singleton, with whom she has a daughter Hader. They divorced in 1997.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2005.
Akosua Busia Facts
Birth Name | Akosua Cyamama Busia |
Occupation | Actress |
Birthday | December 30, 1966 (56) |
Sign | Capricorn |
Selected Filmography
The Color Purple | ||
George McKenna Story | ||
Mad City | ||
Hard Lessons | ||
Rosewood | ||
The Seventh Sign | ||
Ill Gotten Gains | ||
Native Son | ||
Badge of the Assassin | ||
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