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Amma Asante

Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn September 13, 1969 (56 years)
Amma Asante MBE (born 13 September 1969) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, former actress, and Chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts, who was born in London to parents from Ghana. Her love for the film industry started when she received her first role in BBC's children's television drama series Grange Hill. Asante wrote and produced the 1998 BBC Two series Brothers and Sisters, starring David Oyelowo. She was a childhood friend of model Naomi Campbell, whom she met when they were seven years old.

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Known For

  • Belle
  • The Handmaid's Tale
  • A United Kingdom
  • Where Hands Touch
  • Mrs. America
  • A Way of Life
  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

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Amma Asante Filmography

2025
Smilla's Sense of Snow (TV Series)
2020
Mrs. America (TV Series)
2018
Where Hands Touch
2017
The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series)
2016
A United Kingdom
2013
Belle
2004
A Way of Life

1991
The Best of Friends · as The Black Girl In Search Of God
1990
Freddie and Max (TV Series) · as Maid
1989
Birds Of A Feather (TV Series) · as Angela (voice)
1989
Desmond's (TV Series) · as Veronica
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Secretary
1978
Grange Hill (TV Series) · as Cheryl Webb

2018
Where Hands Touch · as Screenplay
2004
A Way of Life

2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking · as Self
2014
Belle: The Story · as Self - Director
2014
Belle: The History Behind the Painting · as Self - Director
2010
Fake or Fortune? (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2002
Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self
1982
Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self
1978
The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee

2025
Smilla's Sense of Snow (TV Series) · as Executive Producer

2025
Smilla's Sense of Snow (TV Series) · as Created For Television By

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