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Mar 23, 2016 · She usually gets this reaction: “Everyone’s like, ‘Akosua, you’re homesick.’”. Maybe, but she’s on a mission: After leaving show business for 18 years to raise her daughter, Busia is back, starring in “Eclipsed,” Danai Gurira’s searing, important play about enslaved women in Liberia’s 12-year civil war.
Jun 5, 2016 · She is the youngest daughter of former First Lady, Mrs. Naa Morkor Busia, and the Honorable Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, former Prime Minister of Ghana. Akosua is perhaps best known for her...
Akosua Busia was born on December 30, 1966 in Accra, Ghana. She is an actress and director, known for The Color Purple (1985), Tears of the Sun (2003) and Low Blow (1986). She was previously married to John Singleton.
A multi-talented artiste, Akosuawas dubbed ‘a genius’ from early childhood, and has grown to be a well-known actress, novelist, screenplay writer, poet, director, and public speaker. Inspired by her mother's vision, along with sister, Dr. Abena Busia, Akosua is Co-Founder and Chair of Busia Foundation International.
As ACTRESS, of her numerous roles in front of the camera, Akosua is perhaps best known for her portrayal of “NETTIE” in the screen adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel “THE COLOR PURPLE”, in which Busia plays. little sister to Whoopi Goldberg’s “Celie”.
Mar 23, 2016 · Akosua Busia re-emerges in the spotlight in ‘Eclipsed’. Originally published March 23, 2016 at 7:10 am. Share story. By. Mark Kennedy. The Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) — Step into Akosua...
Directing. Writing. Akosua Busia was born on December 30, 1966 in Accra, Ghana. She is an actress and director, known for The Color Purple (1985), Tears of the Sun (2003) and Low Blow (1986). She was previously married to John Singleton.
