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Akosua Gyamama Busia (born 30 December 1966) is a Ghanaian actress, film director, author and songwriter who lives in the U.K.. Busia is best known for her role as Nettie Harris in the 1985 film The Color Purple alongside Whoopi Goldberg.
The daughter of Kofi Abrefa Busia, the ex-prime minister of the Republic of Ghana, Akosua is the daughter of a prince of the royal family of Wenchi, a subgroup of the Ashanti. Akosua is a princess of the royal family of Wenchi. Her sister Abena Busia is a poet and academic, an associate professor in English at Rutgers University.
Akosua Busia grew up in Ghana, and began her acting career at the age of 16, attending London's Central School of Speech and Drama on scholarship. Her first acting role was as Juliet in an otherwise white cast performing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Oxford University, where her siblings were studying.
Busia's film roles include a notable performance as Bessie in a 1986 film adaptation of Richard Wright's Native Son (with Geraldine Page and Matt Dillon), as Nettie (opposite Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg) in Steven Spielberg's 1985 The Color Purple, adapted from Alice Walker's novel of the same title, as Ruth in Badge of the Assassin (1985), as Jewel in John Singleton's Rosewood (1997), and as Patience in Antoine Fuqua's Tears of the Sun (2003). She has also appeared on television in the series ER.
Akosua Busia on #Ghtoday #Ghonetv with Kafui Dey and Baisiwa D. Hammond
'On The Sofa' TV chat show clip. Ama K Abebrese interviews actress Akosua Busia, who played Netty in film 'The Colour Purple'
John Singleton & Akosua Busia arrive at 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in WeHo
Fresh from her performance in Steven Spielberg's THE COLOR PURPLE, Akosua Busia demonstrates her REAL acting chops in this scene from the Leo Fong actioner LOW BLOW, where she plays the conniving girlfriend of religious cult leader Cameron Mitchell.
The cast of Broadway's ECLIPSED, Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave, Star Wars), Pascale Armand, Akosua Busia, Zainab Jah, Saycon Sengbloh, writer Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead) and director Liesl Tommy join Bonita Stewart (VP, Global Partnerships) for an intense and inspiring conversation about the show, women's rights, and the current story in Africa. ECLIPSED is the first play on Broadway to have an entirely female cast and creative team! About the show: ECLIPSED tells the story of five extraordinary women brought together by upheaval in their homeland of Liberia. It’s a stirring tale of hope, humor and resilience – and the only new play by a woman on Broadway this season. Also starring PASCALE ARMAND (The Trip to Bountiful ), AKOSUA BUSIA (The Color Purple, film), ZAINAB JAH (“Law &...
Akosua Busia ("Rita") explains how the diversity of New York City influences her love of the performing arts. ECLIPSED is the story of five extraordinary women brought together by upheaval in their homeland of Liberia. They forge a close-knit community... one that inspires them to feats of increasingly greater strength. Directed by South African-born LIESL TOMMY (The Good Negro, Appropriate), ECLIPSED is a stirring tale of hope, humor and resilience—and the only new play by a woman on Broadway this season. ECLIPSED PLAYED ITS FINAL BROADWAY PERFORMANCE ON JUNE 19 http://www.EclipsedBroadway.com 6 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS Including Best Play 5 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINATIONS Including Best Play 3 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD NOMINATIONS Including Best Play 2 DRAMA LEAGUE NOMINATIONS Including Bes...
Cast: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Beverly Johnson, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, William Holden, Zia Mohyeddin, Winston Ntshona, Tariq Yunus, Tyrone Jackson, Akosua Busia, Jean-Luc Bideau, Olu Jacobs, Johnny Sekka, Marne Maitland, Eric Pohlmann, Harry Araten, Jacques Cohen, Jay Koller, Enzo Patti, Ori Levy
Akosua Busia Told An LA Judge That Director Owes Her Hundreds Of Thousands For Their Daughter’s Boar Akosua Busia Told An LA Judge That Director Owes Her Hundreds Of Thousands For Their Daughter’s Boar
Akosua Busia ("Rita") explains how the focus of ECLIPSED on the Liberian War tells a universal story of survival and humanity. ECLIPSED is the story of five extraordinary women brought together by upheaval in their homeland of Liberia. They forge a close-knit community... one that inspires them to feats of increasingly greater strength. Directed by South African-born LIESL TOMMY (The Good Negro, Appropriate), ECLIPSED is a stirring tale of hope, humor and resilience—and the only new play by a woman on Broadway this season. ECLIPSED PLAYED ITS FINAL BROADWAY PERFORMANCE ON JUNE 19 http://www.EclipsedBroadway.com 6 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS Including Best Play 5 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINATIONS Including Best Play 3 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD NOMINATIONS Including Best Play 2 DRAMA LEAGUE NOMINATI...
Join Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years A Slave") and cast Saycon Sengbloh, Akosua Busia, Zainab Jahand Pascale Armand as they discuss their roles in Danai Gurira's play "Eclipsed," about a group of women being held captive in Liberia. The play wrapped its Public Theater engagement Nov. 29 and opened March 6 at the Golden Theater on Broadway for a limited 17-week run with its Off-Broadway cast intact. For full schedule and more videos go to http://aol.com/build Follow us: TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/AOLBUILD FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/aolbuild/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/aol.build/ SNAPCHAT: @AOLBUILD For full schedule and more videos go to http://aol.com/build Follow us: TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/AOLBUILD FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/aolbuild/ I...
* Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Harris Johnson * Danny Glover as Mister Albert Johnson * Oprah Winfrey as Sofia[3] * Margaret Avery as Shug Avery[4] * Akosua Busia as Nettie Harris * Adolph Caesar as Old Mister * Willard Pugh as Harpo Johnson * Rae Dawn Chong as Squeak * Laurence Fishburne as Swain * Dana Ivey as Miss Millie * Leon Rippy as Store Clerk * Bennet Guillory as Grady * James Tillis as Henry "Buster" Broadnax * Desreta Jackson as Young Celie Harris * Leonard Jackson as Alphonso "Pa" Harris * Howard Starr as Young Harpo Johnson * Lelo Masamba as Olivia Johnson
Classic 1983 Horror film The Final Terror that has also went under the name Campsite Massacre and Carnivore. A classic must see film and a gem of its time. The Plot: A group of forest rangers go camping in the woods, and trespass into an area where a backwoods mother and son like to kill people who invade onto their property. Director: Andrew Davis Writers: Jon George (screenplay), Jon George (story) Stars: John Friedrich, Adrian Zmed and Ernest Harden Cast: John Friedrich / Adrian Zmed / Ernest Harden Jr. / Lewis Smith / Rachel Ward / Daryl Hannah / Akosua Busia / Joe Pantoliano / Mark Metcalf / Cindy Harrell / Irene Sanders / Richard Jacobs / Donna Pinder / Jim Youngs / Lori Butler.
Als der neue Schuldirektor George McKenna (Denzel Washington) 1984 erstmalig den Fuß auf das Gelände der George Washington High School setzt, werden seinen schlimmsten Befürchtungen leider noch weit übertroffen. Das Schulgelände gleicht einem Kriegsgebiet, in dem nur das Faustrecht zählt und Gangs das Sagen haben! Doch George bleibt ein Idealist und versucht unermüdlich, die guten Eigenschaften der Schüler zu fördern und ein Unrechtsbewusstsein bei ihnen zu schaffen. Doch all seinen Bemühungen zum Trotz ändert sich nur sehr wenig und Gewalt und Drogen bleiben an der Tagesordnung. Erst als ein Schüler bei einer Schießerei auf dem Schulgelände ums Leben kommt und McKenna nicht aufgibt, sondern seine Anstrengungen noch verstärkt, erlangt er den Respekt seiner Schüler und kann Veränderungen in...
Osi Mizrahi speaks with Kofi Busia about freedom and beauty.
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Akosua Busia ("Rita") shares her passion for audiences and why they should experience ECLIPSED on Broadway. ECLIPSED is the story of five extraordinary women brought together by upheaval in their homeland of Liberia. They forge a close-knit community... one that inspires them to feats of increasingly greater strength. Directed by South African-born LIESL TOMMY (The Good Negro, Appropriate), ECLIPSED is a stirring tale of hope, humor and resilience—and the only new play by a woman on Broadway this season. ECLIPSED PLAYED ITS FINAL BROADWAY PERFORMANCE ON JUNE 19 http://www.EclipsedBroadway.com 6 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS Including Best Play 5 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINATIONS Including Best Play 3 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD NOMINATIONS Including Best Play 2 DRAMA LEAGUE NOMINATIONS Including Best ...
Overthrown Prime Minister of Ghana Kofi Busia is interviewed in London on Ghana coup. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e987ca774dc008c4408744ba36d224b5 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
I hear you're taking the town again,
Having a good time with all your good time friends
I don't think that you think of me
You're on your own now, and I'm alone and free
I know that I should get on with my life
But a life lived without you could never be right
CHORUS:
As long as the stars shine down from the heavens,
Long as the rivers run to the sea,
I'll never get over you getting over me
I try to smile so the hurt won't show
Tell ev'rybody that I was glad to see you go
But the tears just won't go away (won't go away)
Loneliness found me, looks like it's here to stay
I know that I ought to find someone new
But all I find is myself always thinking of you
CHORUS
Oh, no matter what I do,
Each night's a lifetime to live through
I can't go on like this
I need your touch
You're the only one I've ever loved
Oh oh ah
SAXOPHONE SOLO
And as long as the stars shine down from the heavens,
Long as the rivers run to the sea,
I'll never get over you getting over me
(I'll never get over you getting over)
Never get over you getting over