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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amma Asante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Amma Asante has 16 screen credits in a career dating back to 1978. Signature works include Where Hands Touch, A United Kingdom, Belle. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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Known For
Directing
Gender
female
Known Credits
16
Birth Date
1969-09-13 00:00:00
Birth Place
Lambeth, London, England, UK

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