Biography

Akosua Busia was born on December 30, 1966 in Accra, Ghana. She is an actress and director, known for The Color Purple (1985), Tears of the Sun (2003) and Low Blow (1986). She was previously married to John Singleton.

Her father, Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Ghana (in West Africa) from 1969 to 1972. Both father and daughter were educated at Oxford University in Oxforshire, England, UK; and both are members of the Royal Family of Wenchi. Akosua Busia is, in her native Ghana, a princess.

Mother, with John Singleton of child-actress Hadar Busia-Singleton.

Her sister, Abena, is an associate professor of English at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.