Effie Nkrumah

Effie Nkrumah is an energetic and experienced multi-hyphenate creative and cultural leader of Ghanaian descent. A contributor in Maxine Beneba Clarke’s Growing up African in Australia anthology, Effie holds an MA in Arts Politics from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she defined her practice. Driven by the concept of challenging the single story of Africa through stories of Africans in diaspora, Effie focuses on work that is entertaining, aesthetically pleasing and discussion prompting. Her credits include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner for acting, MJ the Musical, Akaraka, Illarun: The Cutting Comb for directing and See What I See for tableau vivant, showing across Sydney, New York and Accra. She is the voice of Astra in Riot Games VALORANT played by over 1 million people worldwide. Effie is also an avid community engagement expert, keynote speaker, and facilitator.