Aba Arthur

Aba Arthur was born in Washington DC to parents Appianda Arthur and Aba Enim She developed a love of film television and pop culture at an early age This love of creative arts would soon turn into a focused career in the entertainment industry Aba attended the University of ColoradoBoulder and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Performing Arts along with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science During her time at the university Aba cocreated a successful dance troupe called BAM Bust A Move where she also served as choreographer Upon graduation Aba moved to LA and was cast in several commercials and feature films some of which were screened overseas Ever the fervid writer Aba continued to write during those years a passionate pursuit she still maintains to this day She wrote her first published book titled The 21 Day ExBoyfriend Cleanse and quickly developed a love of screenwriting After creating more than 20 script concepts Aba was inspired to start her own production company The Ohemaa Project She launched her first stage production in 2008 for her solo show titled Landing in Love and worked with visual artists in her stage production Breathing Art which toured from 20162018 Classically trained for both stage and screen she has also appeared in notable plays including Proof and For Colored Girls After years of living and working in LA Aba relocated to Atlanta Georgia and continued her writing performing and acting career She was cast in various television shows including the upcoming Bad Monkey starring Vince Vaughn Cobra Kai and the popular American fantasy Netflix drama Legacies She appeared in the NBC show Southland and the comedic show Boomerang She was cast as Nicole in the ABC television series Queens and played Miss Gold in Respect a biopic of Aretha Franklin starring Jennifer Hudson In 2018 Aba wrote produced and codirected her first film titled The Womb In November 2022 Aba will appear in the highly anticipated sequel to Black Panther Wakanda Forever Most recently Aba has been cast in the role of Abena in the new Oprah Winfrey adaption of The Color Purple due to release in 2023