Nana Mensah

ActorDirectorWriter Aug 26 (age 37) New Haven, Connecticut, USA 2012–2024 (12 year career)

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Biography

Nana Mensah is a Ghanaian-American stage, film and television actress, writer and director. She's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Connecticut, USA.

Known For

Film

Beasts of No Nation

Young Girl

Film

Presumed Innocent

Det. Alana 'Rigo' Rodriguez

Film

The King of Staten Island

Kindergarten Teacher

Film

Like Father

American Airlines Agent

Film

After Yang

Nico

Film

The Chair

Yasmin 'Yaz' McKay

Film

Farewell Amor

Linda

Film

13 Reasons Why

Amara Achola

Filmography

Acting (26)

Movies (13)

Jaja's African Hair Braiding

as Aminata

After Yang

as Nico

Queen of Glory

as Sarah Obeng

The King of Staten Island

2020

as Kindergarten Teacher

Farewell Amor

as Linda

Real Talk

as Fanny

The Man in the Woods

2020

as Ethel McRae

4.8

Like Father

2018

as American Airlines Agent

6.2

We Win

2018

as Claire

The Misogynists

as Blake

Farewell Meu Amor

as Linda

Beasts of No Nation

as Young Girl

Love or Something Like That

2014

as Asantewaa

Television (13)

Presumed Innocent

2024

as Det. Alana 'Rigo' Rodriguez

The Diplomat

as Billie Appiah

Big Boys

as Eleanor

The Chair

as Yasmin 'Yaz' McKay

Evil

as Esther

Bonding

as Mistress Mira

New Amsterdam

as Camila Candelario

The Good Fight

as Kristen

13 Reasons Why

as Amara Achola

UnicornLand

as Julianne

Madam Secretary

as Sally Palermo

Orange Is the New Black

as Hairdresser

Elementary

as Agent Kerner

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Queen of Glory

Director

Queen of Glory

Writer