Akosua Amo-Adem
Stratford: Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing; Angéline Sauvé in Les Belles-Soeurs; Iyaloja in Death and the King’s Horseman. Elsewhere (selected): Soulpepper: Pipeline (Nya), A Streetcar Named Desire (Eunice), for colored girls… (Lady in Green), Father Comes Home From The Wars… (Leader/Runaway), The Crucible (Tituba). Obsidian Theatre: School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play (Head Mistress Francis), Venus’ Daughters (Venus/Sarah). Stratford/Canadian Stage: Tartuffe (Dorine). Theatre Passe Muraille: The Middle Place (Kaaliha/Dee). Film/TV: Odd Squad, Bitten, Frankie Drake Mysteries, 21 Black Futures, In The Dark, Most Dangerous Game, American Gods, Kim’s Convenience (recurring). Training: BFA in Theatre, York University; 2011/2012 Soulpepper Academy. Awards: Cover of NOW magazine (2016); 2019 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Award, Best Performer in a Supporting Role—Head Mistress Francis in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. Online: @akos2030.
