Assata Shakur
Known for Acting · 5 credits
- Born
- 1947-07-16 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Joanne Chesimard
Biography
Assata Olugbala Shakur, born JoAnne Deborah Byron, sometimes referred to by her married surname Chesimard, is a former member of the Black Liberation Army, who was convicted, under New Jersey's "aiding and abetting" statute, of the first-degree murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. On November 2, 1979, she escaped from prison, and in 1984, she surfaced in Cuba, where she was granted political asylum.
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About Assata Shakur
Assata Olugbala Shakur, born JoAnne Deborah Byron, sometimes referred to by her married surname Chesimard, is a former member of the Black Liberation Army, who was convicted, under New Jersey's "aiding and abetting" statute, of the first-degree murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. On November 2, 1979, she escaped from prison, and in 1984, she surfaced in Cuba, where she was granted political asylum. With 5 credits spanning from 1997 to 2016, Assata Shakur has appeared in 5 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Assata Shakur Movies
- 13th (2016) — as Self (archive footage)
- Fred Baker - filmmaker (2007)
- Assata aka Joanne Chesimard (2008) — as Self (archive footage)
- Eyes of the Rainbow (1997) — as Self
- Untitled Assata Shakur Documentary — as Self (archive footage)
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