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Amma Asante

Amma Asante

Born: 1969-09-13 • Lambeth, London, England, UK

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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Filmography
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking poster
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 • Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women poster
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014 • Self
The Best of Friends poster
The Best of Friends
1991 • The Black Girl in Search of God