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Okwui Okpokwasili

Acting Born Aug 6, 1972 The Bronx, New York, U.S 19 credits

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.

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Known for

The Blacklist

as Gordon Kemp's Lawyer
Film

I Am Legend

as Infected

Agatha All Along

as Salem Seven / Vertigo
Film

The Exorcist: Believer

as Dr. Beehibe
Film

The Interpreter

as Tour Guide
Film

The Hoax

as Malika

Full filmography

  • The Blacklist (2013) as Gordon Kemp's Lawyer
  • I Am Legend (2007) as Infected
  • Agatha All Along (2024) as Salem Seven / Vertigo
  • The Exorcist: Believer (2023) as Dr. Beehibe
  • The Woman in the Yard (2025) as Woman
  • The Interpreter (2005) as Tour Guide
  • The Hoax (2006) as Malika
  • Master (2022) as Custodial Worker
  • Madeline's Madeline (2018) as Nurse, KK
  • Her Composition (2015) as Kim
  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along (2024) as Self - Salem 7 Witch
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014) as Queen Hippolyta
  • 4:44 (2017) as Dancer
  • Remote (2022)
  • Keep Looking (2024)
  • It's Not About Jimmy Keene (2019) as Aliza Bethea
  • How Can You Stay In The House All Day And Not Go Anywhere? (2010)
  • Altostratus: An Allegory (2020)
  • Bronx Gothic (2017) as Herself