Amma Asante

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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

7

Gender

Female

Birthday

1969-09-13 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Lambeth, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Амма Асанте

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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Acting

2022
Art That Made Us as Self - Writer & Director
2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking as Self
2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women as Self
1991
The Best of Friends as The Black Girl in Search of God
1989
Birds of a Feather as Sydnee
1989
Birds of a Feather as Angela (voice)
1978
Grange Hill as Cheryl Webb

Directing

Billion Dollar Spy as Director
2020
Mrs. America as Director
2018
Where Hands Touch as Director
2017
The Handmaid's Tale as Director
2016
A United Kingdom as Director
2013
Belle as Director
2004
A Way of Life as Director

Writing

2018
Where Hands Touch as Screenplay
2004
A Way of Life as Writer
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