Actor

Nana Mensah

August 26, 1988 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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.

Notable work

7.5
13 Reasons Why (2017)
as Amara Achola
7.7
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
as Hairdresser
7.6
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
as Young Girl
7.6
Elementary (2012)
as Agent Kerner
7
The King of Staten Island (2020)
as Kindergarten Teacher
8.3
New Amsterdam (2018)
as Camila Candelario
7.8
Evil (2019)
as Esther
6.2
Like Father (2018)
as American Airlines Agent
7.8
Presumed Innocent (2024)
as Det. Alana 'Rigo' Rodriguez
6.4
After Yang (2022)
as Nico
7.6
The Diplomat (2023)
as Billie Appiah
7.6
The Good Fight (2017)
as Kristen

Often works with

Devin Druid
2 titles together
13 Reasons Why, The Man in the Woods
Brian d'Arcy James
2 titles together
13 Reasons Why, Evil
Ato Essandoh
2 titles together
Elementary, The Diplomat
Kevin Corrigan
2 titles together
The King of Staten Island, The Man in the Woods

Full filmography · 26

Jaja's African Hair Braiding
as Aminata
2023
Queen of Glory
as Sarah Obeng and Director and Writer
2022
After Yang
as Nico
20226.4
Real Talk
as Fanny
2020
The Man in the Woods
as Ethel McRae
2020
The King of Staten Island
as Kindergarten Teacher
20207
Farewell Amor
as Linda
20206.7
Like Father
as American Airlines Agent
20186.2
We Win
as Claire
2018
The Misogynists
as Blake
2017
Farewell Meu Amor
as Linda
2016
Beasts of No Nation
as Young Girl
20157.6