Okwui Okpokwasili is an actress and writer, known for The Interpreter (2005), I Am Legend (2007) and The Woman in the Yard (2025).

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Okwui Okpokwasili and Helena Howard in Madeline's Madeline (2018)

Okwui Okpokwasili in The Woman in the Yard (2025)

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Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn in The Interpreter (2005)

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Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)

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