Amma Asante

Biography

Amma Asante is a British filmmaker and screenwriter born in London to Ghanaian parents. She began her career as an actress in BBC's children's television drama series Grange Hill before writing and producing the critically acclaimed series Brothers and Sisters. Asante has also directed notable films like A Way of Life, Belle, and A United Kingdom, and has worked on several TV projects, including The Handmaid's Tale and Smilla's Sense of Snow.