AKILAH A. WALKER
- AEA,
- SAG-AFTRA Eligible
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APA (CA) (310) 888-4200 Artist Collective Entertainment (A.C.E.) (CA) 310-279-4457 Theatrical (Film / TV) Avalon Artists Group (CA) (323) 692-1700 Pallas Management Group (CA) (818) 465-3379 Theatrical (Film / TV) |
2023 LA Broadway World Awards Nominee Best Actress in a Play | ||
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2020 ABC Discovers Talent Showcase Cast Member | ||
2018-Bay Area Critics Circle Award Nom-Best Featured Actress | ||
TV/NEW MEDIA | ||
Bel-Air |
Yolanda (Recurring) |
Dir. Morgan Cooper |
The Family Business |
Young Margaret |
Dir. Trey Haley |
Halfsies |
Series Regular |
Dir. Brad Klipfel |
Crescendo |
Series Regular |
Dir. Jacqueline Revere |
Uneasy |
Guest Star |
Dir. Samiat Salami |
Clouds The Series |
Guest Star |
Dir. Obatala Mawusi |
FILM | ||
Dutch II |
Supporting |
Dir. Preston Whitmore |
Under the Lantern Lit Sky |
Lead |
Dir. Jaclyn Bethany |
The Delta Girl |
Supporting |
Dir. Jaclyn Bethany |
Cap |
Supporting |
Dir. Marshall Tyler |
Untitled (Elijah) |
Lead |
Dir. Terrence Nance |
Sorry To Bother You |
Featured |
Dir. Boots Riley |
New York THEATRE (Selected Roles) | ||
Midsummer Night's Dream |
Peaseblossom |
Classical Theatre of Harlem |
While I Yet Live (workshop) |
Young Tanya |
New York Stage & Film |
Joan Jett of Arc |
Vivica |
The Flea Theatre |
Swimming Uptown (workshop) |
Tiya |
Classical Theatre of Harlem |
Generation T (workshop) |
Irene |
Classical Theatre of Harlem |
Regional THEATRE (Selected Roles) | ||
Black Cypress Bayou |
Meka (Understudy) |
Geffen Playhouse |
Marty and The Hands That Could |
Angel |
Waco Theater Center |
School Girls; or The African Mean Girls Play |
Paulina (Lead) |
Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
Covenant |
Violet |
South Coast Repertory Theatre |
Detroit '67 |
Bunny |
Aurora Theatre Company |
Christmas Carol |
Mary |
American Conservatory Theatre |
Black Orpheus |
Eurydice |
Yerba Buena Gardens Fest/ACT |
Apostrophe |
Dezzy |
Ojai Playwrights Festival |
How To Catch Creation (workshop) |
Riley |
American Conservatory Theatre |
Flex (workshop) |
Starra |
Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
Before Evening comes (workshop) |
Rachel |
Playwrights Foundation |
Father Comes Home from the Wars |
Penny |
American Conservatory Theatre |
RunBoyRun (workshop) |
Sister |
American Conservatory Theatre |
Flowers Are Sleeping |
Jean Toomer |
Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
AWARDS | ||
2018 Bay Area Critics Circle Award |
Best Featured Actress |
Nominated |
TRAINING | ||
American Conservatory Theatre |
Masters of Fine Arts, Acting |
San Francisco, CA |
Fordham University |
Bachelor of Arts, Theatre/Acting |
New York, NY |
Freddie Hendricks |
Scene Study |
Atlanta, GA |
Freddie Hendricks |
Scene Study |
Atlanta, GA |
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Aerobics, Bowling, Cheerleading, Combat - Stage, Hula Hoop, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Running - General, Running - Sprint, Snow Skiing - General, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Swimming - butterfly, Swimming - diving, Swimming - freestyle, Tennis, Track & Field, Trampoline, Weight Lifting, Yoga, Clowning, Comedian, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Modern, Dance Samba, Dancer, Host, Impressionist, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Singer, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Vocal Style: Rapper, Voiceover, African Accent, American - Boston Accent, American - Cajun Accent, American - Creole Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, Australian Accent, British - Birmingham Accent, British - Cockney Accent, British - Geordie Accent, Canadian Accent, East Indian Accent, Italian Accent, Jamaican Accent, Persian Accent, Puerto Rican Accent, Russian Accent, Scottish Accent, South African Accent, Spanish Accent, West Indian Accent
Akilah A. Walker is an actress, writer/director, and creative producer fascinated by the performative, the magical and the absurd--especially as it relates to people of the Black diaspora. Akilah is one out of the 16 actors chosen to be apart of the 2020 ABC Discovers Talent Digital Showcase. Chosen out of 25,000 submissions and 2,500 auditions! This is ABC's first ever digital showcase! Akilah holds an MFA in acting from American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco as well as a BA in Acting from Fordham Uni