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Akosua Gyamama Busia is a Ghanaian actress, film director, author and songwriter who lives in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as Nettie Harris in the 1985 film The Color Purple alongside Whoopi Goldberg.
Birth Name
Akosua Cyamama Busia
Born
Friday, 30 December 1966
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ascension Day | Cherry | 2007 |
| Tears of the Sun | Patience | 2003 |
| Ill Gotten Gains | Fey | 1997 |
| Mad City | Diane | 1997 |
| Rosewood | Jewel | 1997 |
| Dead Man's Walk | Emeralda | 1996 |
| ER | Kubby Ikabo | 1994 |
| Key West | (as Akousa Busia) | 1993 |
| New Jack City | Courtroom Spectator | 1991 |
| Brother Future | Caroline | 1991 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ascension Day | Cherry | 2007 |
| Tears of the Sun | Patience | 2003 |
| Ill Gotten Gains | Fey | 1997 |
| Mad City | Diane | 1997 |
| Rosewood | Jewel | 1997 |
| Dead Man's Walk | Emeralda | 1996 |
| ER | Kubby Ikabo | 1994 |
| Key West | (as Akousa Busia) | 1993 |
| New Jack City | Courtroom Spectator | 1991 |
| Brother Future | Caroline | 1991 |
| The Seventh Sign | Penny Washburn | 1988 |
| Saxo | Puppet | 1988 |
| Native Son | Bessie | 1986 |
| The George McKenna Story | Cynthia Byers | 1986 |
| Low Blow | Karma | 1986 |
| Crossroads | Woman at Boardinghouse | 1986 |
| The Color Purple | Nettie Harris | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Jennifer Templeton (segment "Lost and Found") | 1985 |
| A.D. | Acte | 1985 |
| Badge of the Assassin | Ruth | 1985 |
| Highway to Heaven | Vanessa Livingston | 1984 |
| Louisiane | Ivy | 1984 |
| The Final Terror | Vanessa | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Debra Etting | 1982 |
| Knight Rider | Nurse | 1982 |
| Simon & Simon | Girl #1 | 1981 |
| The Fall Guy | Ms Stewart | 1981 |
| Warp Speed | 1981 | |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Brenda | 1980 |
| Ashanti | The Senoufo Girl | 1979 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Ascension Day | 2007 |
