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Okwui Okpokwasili

Okwui Okpokwasili

Birthday: 1972-08-06 | Place of Birth:

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Woman in the Yard

as    The Woman

2023
The Exorcist: Believer

as    Dr. Beehibe

2019
It's Not About Jimmy Keene

as    Aliza Bethea

2018
Madeline's Madeline

as    Nurse, KK

2017
4:44

as    Dancer

2017
Bronx Gothic

as    Herself