Akosua Busia

Born: 1966-12-30

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.


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Tears of the Sun

as Patience
Released: 2003-03-07

Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to...

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The Color Purple

as Nettie
Released: 1985-12-18

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the...

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Crossroads

as uncredited
Released: 1986-03-14

A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

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The Seventh Sign

as Penny Washburn
Released: 1988-04-01

Abby is a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turns out...

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as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1991-03-08

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling...

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Mad City

as Diane
Released: 1997-11-07

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown...

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Rosewood

as Jewel
Released: 1997-02-21

Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in...

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Native Son

as Bessie
Released: 1986-12-24

In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a...

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The George McKenna Story

as Cynthia Byers
Released: 1988-08-01

Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it...

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Ashanti

as The Senoufo Girl
Released: 1979-02-21

Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this...

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The Final Terror

as Vanessa
Released: 1983-05-01

A group of friends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good...

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Low Blow

as Karma
Released: 1986-04-01

Joe Wong is a private investigator who goes in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious...

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Ill Gotten Gains

as Fey
Released: 1997-12-05

WEST AFRICA 1869 - Slave trade is illegal. There is a revolt on a slave ship - twenty four men...

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Badge of the Assassin

as Ruth
Released: 1985-01-04

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent...

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Louisiana

as Ivy
Released: 1984-01-25

Virginia Tregan returns to her home in the U.S. Deep South from a sojourn in Paris only to...

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A Special Friendship

as Mary Bowser
Released: 1987-03-31

During the American Civil War, two women, a wealthy white woman and a freed black slave, join...

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Saxo

as Puppet
Released: 1988-01-27

A record company manager is on the verge of bankruptcy. He meets two musicians, a saxophonist...

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Brother Future

as Caroline
Released: 1991-02-03

A young street rapper is transported back in time to the pre-Civil War South, where he finds...

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ER

as Kobe Ikabo
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Knight Rider

as Nurse
First aired: 1982-09-26

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead...

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St. Elsewhere

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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The Twilight Zone

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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Simon & Simon

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-11-24

Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24,...

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A.D.

as Acte
First aired: 1985-03-31

A 12 hours miniseries adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel The Kingdom of the Wicked.

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Dead Man's Walk

as Emeralda
First aired: 1996-05-12

The final chapter of Larry McMurty's popular and critically acclaimed mini-series, 'Lonesome...

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