
Okwui Okpokwasili
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1972-08-06
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York, U.S
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

The Exorcist: Believer
2023Dr. Beehibe
The Hoax
2006Malika
4:44
2017Dancer
Master
2022Custodial Worker
Remote
2022
Keep Looking
2024
How Can You Stay In The House All Day And Not Go Anywhere?
2010
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2014Queen Hippolyta
The Woman in the Yard
2025Woman
Bronx Gothic
2017Herself
Madeline's Madeline
2018Nurse, KK
Her Composition
2015Kim
I Am Legend
2007Infected
It's Not About Jimmy Keene
2019Aliza Bethea
Altostratus: An Allegory
2020
The Interpreter
2005Tour Guide