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It also introduces her brother Gavin, played by Nathan Jones, who was also taken into foster care.
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It details the reality of a woman who recounts the suicidal death of her mother and the presence of foster care. Her first film, A Way of Life, focused on the life of a single mother, played by Stephanie James. It was developed and financed through the UK Film Council and produced by Peter Edwards, Patrick Cassavetti and Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award winner Charlie Hanson.
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She founded a production company, Tantrum Films, where she wrote and produced two series of the BBC Two drama Brothers and Sisters (1998).Īsante used Tantrum Films to make her directorial debut with a feature film, A Way of Life (2004). In her late teens, Asante left acting and worked in screenwriting with a development deal from Chrysalis. Later, she became a child actress and made her first appearances on television in Grange Hill and Desmond's.
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Writing and directing career Īmma Asante’s career started when she first attended a performing arts school that allowed her to draft her first sitcom script. She is now married to Søren Pedersen, spokesman for European police in The Hague. 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.Īsante was previously married to producer Charlie Hanson. 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. Asante attended the Barbara Speake Stage School in Acton, where she trained in dance and drama.
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