
Amma Asante
Known for Directing · 7 credits
- Born
- 1969-09-13 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Lambeth, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Амма Асанте
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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Known For

Grange Hill
1978
as Cheryl Webb

Birds of a Feather
1989
as Sydnee / Angela (voice)

Art That Made Us
2022
as Self - Writer & Director

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
as Self

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
as Self
Drunk history: Black Stories
2021
as Narrator
TV Shows (4)
Movies (3)
About Amma Asante
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… With 7 credits spanning from 1978 to 2022, Amma Asante has appeared in 3 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Amma Asante Movies
- Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014) — as Self
- Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021) — as Self
- The Best of Friends (1991) — as The Black Girl in Search of God
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