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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.


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Akosua Busia Facts

Birth NameAkosua Cyamama Busia
OccupationActress
BirthdayDecember 30, 1966 (42)
SignCapricorn

Selected Filmography

The Color Purple
Rosewood
Mad City
Hard Lessons
Tears of the Sun
Ill Gotten Gains
Ashanti
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