Ngozi Jane Anyanwu is a playwright and actress.

Life and education

Anyanwu was born in Nigeria. She earned her BA from

Point Park University Point Park University is a private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Grea ...

and her MFA in Acting from

University of California San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is th ...

. She is an alumnus of an Old Vic New Voices program, and has had residencies at

Djerassi Artists Residency The Djerassi Resident Artists Program is an artists and writers residency in Woodside, California. The residency sits on a 583-acre ranch with a 12-sided cattle barn converted into artist studios. History The program was co-founded in 1979 by C ...

Lincoln Center Theater The Vivian Beaumont Theater is a Broadway theater in the Lincoln Center complex at 150 West 65th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Operated by the nonprofit Lincoln Center Theater (LCT), the Beaumont is the only Broad ...

(LCT), and SPACE on Ryder Farm. She resides in New York.

Work

Anyanwu's play ''Good Grief'' won

Center Theatre Group Center Theatre Group is a non-profit arts organization located in Los Angeles, California. It is one of the largest theatre companies in the nation, programming subscription seasons year-round at the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre and the ...

's Humanitas Award after its world premiere at the

Kirk Douglas Theatre The Kirk Douglas Theatre is a 317-seat theater located in Culver City, California. Since 2004, it has been operated by the Center Theatre Group. History Built in 1946, as a Streamline Moderne movie palace with a seating capacity of 1,160 (on a ...

in 2016. It was included on

The Kilroys' List ''The Kilroys' List'' is a ''gender parity'' initiative to end the "systematic underrepresentation of female and trans playwrights" in the American theater industry. ''Gender disparity'' is defined as the gap of unproduced playwrights' whose plays ...

in 2016. Her play ''The Homecoming Queen'' premiered at the

Atlantic Theater Company Atlantic Theater Company is an Off-Broadway non-profit theater, whose mission is to produce great plays "simply and truthfully utilizing an artistic ensemble." The company was founded in 1985 by David Mamet, William H. Macy, and 30 of their act ...

January 22, 2018. It tells the story of a "prodigal daughter" born in Nigeria who returns after living in the USA. The play ran at the Atlantic Theater Company through February 18, 2018. Her play ''The Last of the Love Letters,'' which focuses on two people examining the end of a relationship, premiered at the

on August 26, 2021. Anyanwu is a recipient of New York Stage and Film's Founders Award. She is commissioned by

Old Globe Theatre The Old Globe is a professional theatre company located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons. Plays are performed in three separate theatres in the complex, which i ...

and the Atlantic Theater Company. Themes in Anyanwu's work include family, identities, and the concept of home.

Filmography

Television

Anyanwu is credited as an actress in the following television series: * ''The Affair'' * ''Deadbeat'' * ''The Deuce'' * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * ''Limitless'' * ''

The Mysteries of Laura ''The Mysteries of Laura'' is an American police procedural comedy-drama television series that premiered on September 17, 2014 on NBC. It was developed by Jeff Rake, who also serves as an executive producer. The series, which stars Debra Messing ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anyanwu, Ngozi Nigerian dramatists and playwrights Nigerian television actresses 1980s births Living people