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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 30, 1966
Place of Birth
Ghana
Also Known As
- Akosua Cyamana Busia
Akosua Busia
0.3 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
6.9
Patience
Tears of the Sun
2003
2.0
Fey
Ill Gotten Gains
1997
6.2
Diane
Mad City
1997
6.5
Jewel
Rosewood
1997
6.1
Emeralda
Dead Man's Walk
1996
7.8
Kobe Ikabo
ER
1994
6.6
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
New Jack City
1991
6.0
Caroline
Brother Future
1991
6.2
Cynthia Byers
The George McKenna Story
1988
6.0
Penny Washburn
The Seventh Sign
1988
Credits
Tears of the Sun
as Patience
2003
6.9
Ill Gotten Gains
as Fey
1997
2.0
Mad City
as Diane
1997
6.2
Rosewood
as Jewel
1997
6.5
Dead Man's Walk
as Emeralda
1996
6.1
ER
as Kobe Ikabo
1994
7.8
New Jack City
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1991
6.6
Brother Future
as Caroline
1991
6.0
The George McKenna Story
as Cynthia Byers
1988
6.2
The Seventh Sign
as Penny Washburn
1988
6.0
Saxo
as Puppet
1988
5.0
A Special Friendship
as Mary Bowser
1987
0.0
Native Son
as Bessie
1986
5.2
Low Blow
as Karma
1986
4.6
Crossroads
as Woman at Boardinghouse
1986
7.3
The Color Purple
as Nettie
1985
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Lost and Found")
1985
7.8
A.D.
as Acte
1985
5.1
Late Starter
as Nicki
1985
6.0
Badge of the Assassin
as Ruth
1985
5.0
Louisiana
as Ivy
1984
4.1
The Final Terror
as Vanessa
1983
5.1
St. Elsewhere
1982
5.5
Knight Rider
as Nurse
1982
7.5
Simon & Simon
1981
6.7
Ashanti
as The Senoufo Girl
1979
5.8