Name
Akosua Busia
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1966-12-30 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Ghana
Biography
Akosua Busia was born on December 30, 1966 in Accra, Ghana. She is an actress and director, known for The Color Purple (1985), Tears of the Sun (2003) and Low Blow (1986). She was previously married to John Singleton.
Known For
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Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced...
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An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living i...
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A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selli...
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Abby is a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turn...
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A group of friends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a...
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Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to r...
- 1985 The Color Purple as Nettie
- 1983 The Final Terror as Vanessa
- 1988 The Seventh Sign as Penny Washburn
- 1985 Badge of the Assassin as Ruth
- 1988 The George McKenna Story as Cynthia Byers
- 1986 Native Son as Bessie
- 1988 Saxo as Puppet
- 1991 Brother Future as Caroline
- 1986 Crossroads as Woman at Boardinghouse
- 1984 Louisiana as Ivy
- 2003 Tears of the Sun as Patience
- 1991 New Jack City as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1986 Low Blow as Karma
- 1997 Rosewood as Jewel
- 1987 A Special Friendship as Mary Bowser
- 1979 Ashanti as The Senoufo Girl
- 1997 Mad City as Diane
- 1997 Ill Gotten Gains as Fey
- 2003 Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun' as Self
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 1 episode ) as Debra Etting
- 1981 Simon & Simon ( 1 episode )
- 1985 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as (segment "Lost and Found")
- 1982 Knight Rider ( 1 episode ) as Nurse
- 1994 ER ( 5 episodes ) as Kobe Ikabo
- 1985 Late Starter ( 8 episodes ) as Nicki
- 1985 A.D. ( 5 episodes ) as Acte
- 1996 Dead Man's Walk ( 1 episode ) as Emeralda
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Bessie Mears
