- Akosua Busia
Infobox actor
imagesize = 150px
name = Akosua Busia
birthdate =December 30 1966
birthplace =Akosua Busia (born
December 30 1966 ) is aGhana ian actress based in the U.S..The daughter of
Kofi Abrefa Busia , the ex-prime minister of theRepublic of Ghana , Akosua is a princess of the royal family ofWenchi , a subgroup of theAshanti . She was educated at theUniversity of Oxford ,England . Her sister is the poet and academicAbena Busia .Her film roles include a notable performance as Nettie in
Steven Spielberg 's "The Color Purple" (1985), as Jewel inJohn Singleton 's " Rosewood" (1997), and as Patience inAntoine Fuqua 's "Tears of the Sun " (2003). In 1996 she married the American film-maker John Singleton, with whom she has a daughter Hader. They divorced in 1997.Akosua has written "The Seasons of Beento Blackbird: A Novel" (Washington Square Press, 1997). In addition, she was one of three writers who co-wrote the
screenplay adaptation ofToni Morrison 's novel, Beloved, for the 1998 Beloved directed byJonathan Demme .External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124333/ Akosua Busia] at the
Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.tv.com/akosua-busia/person/35050/summary.html Akosua Busia] at TV.com
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