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
Grange Hill. Later, she was given the opportunity to travel to
Washington, DC, for an anti-drugs campaign, where she met former First
Lady Nancy Reagan. 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.Amma Asante was born in Lambeth, London, to Ghanaian
parents: her mother was an entrepreneur who owned her own African
cosmetics and grocery, and her accountant father received
qualifications to work in the United Kingdom. Asante attended the
Barbara Speake Stage School in Acton, where she trained in dance and
drama. She appeared in the "Just Say No" anti-drugs campaign of the
1980s and was one of nine Grange Hill children to take it to the
Reagan White House. She gained credits in other British television
series, including Desmond's (Channel 4) and Birds of a Feather (BBC
1), and was a Children's Channel presenter for a year.Asante was
previously married to producer Charlie Hanson. She is now married to
Søren Pedersen, spokesman for European police in The Hague.
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
Grange Hill. Later, she was given the opportunity to travel to
Washington, DC, for an anti-drugs campaign, where she met former First
Lady Nancy Reagan. 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.Amma Asante was born in Lambeth, London, to Ghanaian
parents: her mother was an entrepreneur who owned her own African
cosmetics and grocery, and her accountant father received
qualifications to work in the United Kingdom. Asante attended the
Barbara Speake Stage School in Acton, where she trained in dance and
drama. She appeared in the "Just Say No" anti-drugs campaign of the
1980s and was one of nine Grange Hill children to take it to the
Reagan White House. She gained credits in other British television
series, including Desmond's (Channel 4) and Birds of a Feather (BBC
1), and was a Children's Channel presenter for a year.Asante was
previously married to producer Charlie Hanson. She is now married to
Søren Pedersen, spokesman for European police in The Hague.
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