Okwui Okpokwasili

Biography

Okwui Okpokwasili (born August 6, 1972) is an Igbo-Nigerian American artist, performer, choreographer, and writer. Her multidisciplinary performances draw upon her training in theatre, and she describes her work as at "the intersection of theatre, dance, and the installation." Several of her works relate to historical events in Nigeria. She is especially interested in subjects of cultural and historical memory and how the Western imagination perceives of African bodies. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

I Am Legend

as Infected

The Blacklist

as Gordon Kemp's Lawyer

The Interpreter

as Tour Guide

The Exorcist: Believer

as Dr. Beehibe

Agatha All Along

as Salem Seven / Vertigo

The Hoax

as Malika

Master

as Custodial Worker

The Woman in the Yard

as The Woman

Madeline's Madeline

as Nurse, KK

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Queen Hippolyta