Amma Asante

This article is about the screenwriter. For the Dutch politician, see Amma Asante (politician).

Amma Asante
MBE
Asante in 2015
Born (1969-09-13) 13 September 1969 (age 55)
Lambeth, London, England
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • film director
  • actress
Years active1986–present
Notable workA Way of Life (2004);
Belle (2013);
A United Kingdom (2016)
Spouse
Søren Pedersen
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(m. 2007)​
Websitewww.ammaasante.com

Amma Asante MBE (born 13 September 1969) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, former actress, and Chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts,[1] 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.[2] Asante wrote and produced the 1998 BBC Two television series Brothers and Sisters, starring David Oyelowo.[2] She was a childhood friend of model Naomi Campbell, whom she met when they were seven years old.[3]

  1. ^ "BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and director Amma Asante MBE to become new Chancellor". Norwich University of the Arts. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ @AmmaAsante (18 November 2017). "My school-friend @NaomiCampbell has been showing us the possibilities for decades, challenging glass ceilings and raising the bar. Thank you for the example Naomi 🖤🖤🖤" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 November 2017 – via Twitter.