Acting • AGE 59
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 t...


Ascension Day
Director
2007

Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
Self
2003

Tears of the Sun
Patience
2003

Beloved
Screenplay
1998

Ill Gotten Gains
Fey
1997

Mad City
Diane
1997

Rosewood
Jewel
1997

Dead Man's Walk
Emeralda
1996

ER
Kobe Ikabo
1994

New Jack City
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1991

Brother Future
Caroline
1991

The George McKenna Story
Cynthia Byers
1988

The Seventh Sign
Penny Washburn
1988

Saxo
Puppet
1988

A Special Friendship
Mary Bowser
1987

Native Son
Bessie
1986

Low Blow
Karma
1986

Crossroads
Woman at Boardinghouse
1986

The Color Purple
Nettie
1985

The Twilight Zone
(segment "Lost and Found")
1985

A.D.
Acte
1985

Badge of the Assassin
Ruth
1985

Louisiana
Ivy
1984

The Final Terror
Vanessa
1983

St. Elsewhere
Debra Etting
1982

Knight Rider
Nurse
1982

Simon & Simon
1981

Ashanti
The Senoufo Girl
1979