Biography (1)
Amma Asante grew up in Streatham in South London, and in 1980-86 attended the Barbara Speake Stage School where she studied dance and drama. She started her film and television career as a child star (e.g. the series "Grange Hill," "Desmonds" and "Birds of a Feather"), then began writing scripts in her twenties, mainly for Channel 4 television. At age 28, she became the first black woman in the UK to both write and "Brothers and Sisters" for BBC2. A Way of Life … (more)
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Belle (2013)
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Belle (2013)
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Director
| Movies | |
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| 2026 |
The Billion Dollar Spy |
| 2018 |
Where Hands Touch |
| 2016 |
A United Kingdom |
| 2013 |
Belle |
| 2004 |
A Way of Life |
| Series | |
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| 2020 |
Mrs. America |
Betty (E04) |
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Shirley (E03) |
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| 2019 |
The Handmaid's Tale |
God Bless the Child (S03E04) |
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Watch Out (S03E03) |
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Screenwriter
| Movies | |
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| 2018 |
Where Hands Touch |
| 2004 |
A Way of Life |
| Series | |
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| 1998 |
Brothers and Sisters |
Actress
| Movies | |
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| 1991 |
Best of Friends, The (TV movie) |
| Series | |
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| 1990 |
Desmond's |
Veronica (S02E04) |
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Freddie and Max |
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| 1989 |
Birds of a Feather |
| 1988 |
No Frills |
| 1984 |
The Bill |
| 1978 |
Grange Hill |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking |
| 2014 |
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women |
Guest
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| 2009 |
Red Carpet Report |