Okwui Okpokwasili

Okwui Okpokwasili (; born August 6, 1972) is a Nigerian-American artist, actress, 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." Okpokwasili is known for appearing as Vertigo in the television miniseries Agatha All Along.

Several of her works relate to historical events in Nigeria. She is especially interested in cultural and historical memory and how the Western imagination perceives African bodies.