Akosua Busia
 Akosua Busia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rayuwa | |
| Haihuwa | Ghana, 30 Disamba 1966 (57 shekaru) |
| ƙasa | Ghana |
| Ƴan uwa | |
| Mahaifi | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Abokiyar zama |
John Singleton (mul)  (1996 - 1997) |
| Ahali | Abena Busia |
| Karatu | |
| Makaranta |
Central School of Speech and Drama (en) |
| Matakin karatu | Digiri |
| Harsuna | Turanci |
| Sana'a | |
| Sana'a | jarumi, marubin wasannin kwaykwayo, marubuci, mai rubuta waka, ɗan wasan kwaikwayo, Marubuci da darakta |
| Muhimman ayyuka |
Ashanti (en) The Final Terror (en) Louisiana Badge of the Assassin (en) The Color Purple (en) Crossroads (en) Low Blow (en) Native Son (en) Saxo (en) The Seventh Sign (en) New Jack City (en) Rosewood (en) Mad City (en) Tears of the Sun (en) |
| Kyaututtuka |
gani
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| IMDb | nm0124333 |
Akosua Gyamama Busia (an haife ta 30 ga watan Disamba Shekara alif 1966)[1][2] yar wasan Ghana ce, Kuma darektan fina-finai, marubuciya kuma marubuciyan waƙa wanda ke zaune a Burtaniya. An fi saninta da matsayinta na Nettie Harris a cikin fim ɗin 1985 The Color Purple tare da Whoopi Goldberg.
Iyali da farkon rayuwa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Busia 'yar Kofi Abrefa Busia ce, wanda ya kasance firayim minista na Jamhuriyar Ghana (daga shekarar alif 1969 zuwa shekarar Alif 1972)[3] kuma basarake na gidan sarauta na Wenchi,[4] wani rukuni na Ashanti, wanda ya sa Akosua ta zama gimbiya. 'Yar uwarta, Abena Busia, mawakiya ce kuma malama, wacce farfesa ce a Turanci a Jami'ar Rutgers,[5] kuma tun shekarar 2017 ta kasance jakadan Ghana a Brazil.
Busia ta girma a kasar Ghana, kuma ta fara aikinta tun tana Yar shekara 16, tana halartar Makarantar Sakandare ta Magana da Wasan kwaikwayo ta London kan malanta.[6] Matsayinta na farko shine kamar Juliet a cikin wani farin farar fata wanda ke yin Shakespeare na Romeo da Juliet a Jami'ar Oxford, inda 'yan uwanta suke karatu.[6]
Aiki
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Matsayin Busia na fim sun hada da rawar gani kamar Bessie a cikin fim din shekara Alif 1986 na Richard Wright's novel Native Son (tare da Geraldine Page da Matt Dillon). Ta kuma yi rawar gani a cikin Hard Lessons tare da Denzel Washington da Lynn Whitfield a shekara alif 1986.[7] Busia ta buga Nettie (Danny gaban Glover da Whoopi Goldberg) a cikin Steven Spielberg na shekarar alif 1985 The Color Purple,[8] wanda aka samo daga littafin Alice Walker na wannan taken, kamar yadda Ruth a Badge of the Assassin (1985) kamar yadda Jewel a cikin Rosewood na John Singleton (1997)[9] kuma kamar yadda Patience a cikin Tears of the Sun na Antoine Fuqua (2003).[10] Ta kuma bayyana a talabijin a cikin jerin ER.[4]
Busia ita ce marubucin The Seasons of Beento Blackbird: A Novel (Washington Square Press, 1997, ISBN 9780671014094).[11][12] Tana daya daga cikin marubutan guda uku don daidaita yanayin wasan kwaikwayon na Toni Morrison na 1987 Beloved a fim din 1998 na wannan sunan wanda Jonathan Demme ya jagoranta.[13] A shekara ta 2008 Busia ta jagoranci fim game da mahaifinta: The Prof. A Man Remembered. Life, Vision & Legacy of K.A. Busia.[14] Busia ta kuma rubuta wakar "Moon Blue" tare da Stevie Wonder don kundin sa mai suna A Time 2 Love, wanda aka saki a 2005.[15] An saka waƙinta "Mama" a cikin tarihin rayuwar New Daughters of Africa na 2019, wanda Margaret Busby ta shirya.[16]
Bayan hiatus na shekaru 18 don haɓaka 'yarta, a cikin 2016 Busia ta dawo don yin aiki a cikin hanyar Broadway da Broadway na wasan Danai Gurira Eclipsed, tare da Lupita Nyong'o.[17] Don aikinta a kashe-Broadway, ta sami lambar yabo ta Obie don Babban Ayyuka kamar Rita.
Rayuwa ta sirri
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]A ranar 12 ga Oktoba 1996, Akosua Busia ta auri daraktan fim din Amurka John Singleton, wanda yake da 'ya mace[13] - Hadar Busia-Singleton (an haife shi 3 Afrilu 1997); ma'auratan sun sake su a ranar 15 ga Yuni 1997. Yarinyarsu ta halarci makaranta a Ghana, kafin ta dawo Amurka.[4]
Ta yi hadin gwiwa tare da 'yar uwarta Abena Busia the Busia Foundation International, da nufin "ba da taimako ga nakasassu".[18]
Filmography
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]| Shekara | Take | Matsayi | Bayanan kula |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ashanti | Yarinyar Senoufo | |
| 1983 | The Final Terror | Vanessa | |
| 1984 | Louisiana | Ivy | Fim ɗin TV |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassin | Ruth | Fim ɗin TV |
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Nettie Harris | |
| 1986 | Crossroads | Mace a Boardinghouse | |
| 1986 | Low Blow | Karma | |
| 1986 | Hard Lessons (a.k.a. The George McKenna Story | Cynthia Byers | |
| 1986 | Native Son | Bessie | |
| 1988 | Saxo | Yar tsana | |
| 1988 | The Seventh Sign | Penny Washburn | |
| 1991 | New Jack City | Mai kallon Kotun | Mara daraja |
| 1997 | Rosewood | Jewel | |
| 1997 | Mad City | Diane | |
| 1997 | Ill Gotten Gains | Fey | |
| 2003 | Tears of the Sun | Hakuri | |
| 2007 | Ascension Day | Cherry |
Manazarta
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ Who's Who Among African Americans. 22. Gale Research. 2008. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-4144-3400-1.
- ↑ McCann, Bob (2010). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses In Film And Television. McFarland. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7864-3790-0.
- ↑ Takyi, Charles (22 December 2009). "Busia's family endorses new secretary for NPP". The Ghanaian Chronicle.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kiesewetter, John (7 April 1999). "'ER' actress dreams about having it all". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ "Busia, Abena - Professor", Department of Women's and Gender Studies. Archived 4 ga Maris, 2016 at the Wayback Machine, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Smith, Gail (4 December 1998), "Just don't say 'no'", Mail & Guardian (South Africa).
- ↑ Akosua Busia on IMDb.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Donald (19 June 1990). "Akosua Busia's Dual Performance In 'Color Purple' Still Astonishing". Rocky Mountain News.
- ↑ Levin, Jordan (30 June 1996). "On Location: Dredging in the Deep South". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ Fuchs, Cynthia (8 March 2003). "Tears of the Sun: Review". PopMatters.
- ↑ Rush, George (17 April 1997). "D'Angelo joins Al's bev-y of beauties". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ "Writer", Akosua Busia website.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Fierman, Daniel (October 16, 1998). "Brawl Over 'Beloved'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007.
- ↑ "The Prof: A Man Remembered". Archived 3 ga Maris, 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "The wonder of it all". The Detroit News. 8 October 2005.
- ↑ Maxwell, Anne (19 July 2019). "The many urgent voices of women writers from Africa". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Mark Kennedy, "Akosua Busia re-emerges in the spotlight in ‘Eclipsed’", Washington Times, 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Foundations, Akosua Busia website.