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Akosua Busia is a Ghanaian actress, writer and songwriter, known for her roles in The Color Purple and Beloved. She is the daughter of former prime minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and the sister of ambassador Abena Busia.
Akosua Busia brilliantly depicted this character in the original movie before Halle Bailey took on the role in the new musical adaptation.
The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Alice Walker's novel. It stars Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, and others, and was nominated for 11 Academy Awards.
Then: Akosua Busia. Busia, who also happens to be a Ghanaian princess, played young and adult Nettie (Celie’s younger sister) in the original film with a fierce love.
John Singleton was an American director, screenwriter, and producer who made his debut with Boyz n the Hood (1991), the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed films such as Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Shaft, and 2 Fast 2 Furious, and co-created the TV drama Snowfall.
Kofi Abrefa Busia was a Ghanaian political leader and academic who was Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969 to 1972. He was the first African to occupy a chair at the University of Oxford and the leader of the Progress Party, which opposed Kwame Nkrumah's regime.
Abena Pokua Adompim Busia (born 1953) is a Ghanaian writer, poet, feminist, lecturer and diplomat. She is a daughter of the former prime minister of Ghana, Kofi Abrefa Busia, and is the sister of actress Akosua Busia. Busia is an associate professor of Literature in English, and of women's and gender studies at Rutgers University.
The Final Terror is a survival horror film directed by Andrew Davis and starring John Friedrich, Rachel Ward, Daryl Hannah, and others. The film follows a group of ...