AKOSUA AMO-ADEM
- ACTRA,
- CAEA
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FILM & TELEVISION | ||
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GINNY & GEORGIA |
Recurring |
Netflix/ Queen Fish Prods |
OVERCOMPENSATING |
Recurring |
Amazon/ A24/ Strong Baby |
MOTORHEADS |
Recurring |
Amazon Prime/ Ryan Zaragoza |
CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING |
Principal |
CTV/ The CW/ Bell Media |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Online) |
Principal (Ursula) |
Stratford Festival New Media |
21 BLACK FUTURES (Short) |
Lead |
CBC Gem/ Obsidian Theatre/ |
Alison Duke |
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IN THE DARK |
Principal |
CBS/ Ingrid Jungermann |
AMERICAN GODS |
Principal |
Amazon/ Rachel Goldberg |
KIM’S CONVENIENCE (3 Seasons) |
Recurring Principal |
CBC/ Various |
FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES |
PP |
CBC/ Shaftesbury/ P. Stabbings |
BITTEN |
Actor |
Space/ Syfy/ Grant Harvey |
Q&A |
Large Principal |
Lithium Studios/ P. Whistler |
ODD SQUAD |
Actor |
PBS/ TVO/ Stephen Turnbull |
STRATFORD FESTIVAL | ||
KING JAMES |
Katie |
Stratford Festival (Reading) |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING |
Ursula |
Stratford Fest/ Chris Abraham |
LES BELLES-SOEURS |
Angeline Sauve |
Stratford Fest/ Esther Jun |
BORN AFRAID |
Rachel |
Stratford Festival (Workshop) |
DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN |
Iyaloja |
Stratford/ Tawiah M’Carthy |
THEATRE | ||
THREE SISTERS * |
Lolo |
Soulpepper/ Obsidian/ |
Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu |
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BILLIE, SARAH & ELLA: REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN IN JAZZ |
Narrator |
Soulpepper/ Weyni Mengesha |
PIPELINE |
Naya |
Soulpepper/ Weyni Mengesha |
THE ASSEMBLY |
Hope |
NAC/ Chris Abraham |
THE ASSEMBLY |
Hope |
Segal Centre/ Chris Abraham |
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE * |
Eunice |
Soulpepper/ Weyni Mengesha |
SCHOOL GIRLS or THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY ** |
Head Mistress Francis |
Obsidian/ Nightwood Theatre/ |
Nina Lee Aquino |
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TARTUFFE |
Doreen |
Canadian Stage/ Chris Abraham |
INNOCENCE LOST |
Trudy/Jocelyne |
Soulpepper/ Jackie Maxwell |
IDOMENEUS *** |
Ensemble |
Soulpepper/ Alan Dilworth |
FOR COLOURED GIRLS… *** |
Lady In Green |
Soulpepper/ Djanet Sears |
FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS I, II, III ^ |
Leader/Runaway |
Soulpepper/ Weyni Mengesha |
VENUS’ DAUGHTER |
Venus |
Obsidian Theatre/ Philip Akin |
DOMESTICATED |
Talk Show Host |
Canadian Stage/ Phil Riccio |
BETTER ANGELS: A PARABLE |
Akosua |
Theatre Passe Muraille/ |
Nigel Shawn Williams |
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FARTHER WEST |
Lily |
Soulpepper/ Diana Leblanc |
TOUT COMME ELLE |
Ensemble |
Necessary Angel/ B. Haentjens |
THE MIDDLE PLACE |
Dee/Kaaliha |
Great Canadian Theatre Co./ |
Belfry Theatre |
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THE MIDDLE PLACE |
Dee/Kaaliha |
Canadian Stage/ Alan Dilworth |
THE MIDDLE PLACE |
Dee/Kaaliah |
Theatre Passe Muraille/ |
Alan Dilworth |
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* 2024 DORA Award WIN |
Outstanding Ensemble |
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** 2020 Dora Award Nomination |
Outstanding Production |
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** 2019 Toronto Theatre Critics Award WIN |
Best Supporting Performer |
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*** 2018 Dora Award Nomination |
Best Ensemble |
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^ 2017 Dora Award WIN |
Best Production |
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WORKSHOPS & READINGS | ||
TABLE FOR TWO (Workshop) |
Abena Ohemaa Frimbog (Abby) & playwright |
Soulpepper/ Weyni Mengesha |
WAKE (Workshop) |
Tantine Bea |
Persephone Theatre/ |
Tawiah M’Carthy |
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SANKOFA: THE SOLDIER’S TALE RETOLD (Workshop) |
Narrator |
Art of Time Ensemble/ |
Tawiah M’Carthy |
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THE WATER WARS (Workshop) |
Mom |
Young People’s Theatre |
THE EIGHTH DAY (Reading) |
Salome |
Canadian Stage Company |
COPPERBELT (Workshop) |
Harriett Kasuba |
NAC/ Nina Lee Aquino |
VIERGE (Workshop) |
Grace |
The Factory Theatre |
RELATED CREDITS | ||
UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE * |
story |
Quote Unquote Collective |
TABLE FOR TWO (Workshop) |
playwright |
Soulpepper/ Djanet Sears |
* 2024 DORA Award Nomination for Outstanding New Musical |
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TRAINING | ||
SOULPEPPER ACADEMY |
Various Workshops and Scene Studies |
2 years |
York Univrsity Department of Theatre |
Specialized Honours BFA - Acting |
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Acting |
Mark Wilson, Ines Buchli, Melee Hutton |
Paul Lampert |
On Camera |
John Boylan |
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Voice |
David Smukler, Patricia Tedford |
Eric Armstrong |
Singing |
Jayne Smiley |
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Movement |
Erika Batdorf, Michael Greyeyes |
Pam Johnson |
Dance |
Michael Greyeyes |
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Neutral Mask |
Dean Gilmour |
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Character Mask |
Paul Lampert |
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Stage Combat |
Simon Fon |
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OTHER ACCOLADES & RECOGNITION | ||
The Training Room Program |
Instructor/Coordinator |
Soulpepper Theatre Company |
Board of Directors |
Artistic Observer |
Soulpepper Theatre Company |
Now Magazine’s |
“Top 10 Toronto Theatre Artist of 2019” |
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NOW Magazine |
2016 Winter Stage Preview Issue |
Featured on the cover |
SummerWorks Steam Whistle Award |
WIN for Best Emerging Artist 2009 |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'2" |
Weight: |
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Clown, Cooking, Directing, Improviser, Stand up comedy, Writer, Boxing, Running - General, Volleyball, Singer, African Accent, American - Southern Accent, British - BBC English Accent, Canadian Accent, Jamaican Accent, West Indian Accent