Heather Akosua Agyepong is a British photographer, visual artist, performer and actor, living in London. Her work is held in the collection of Mead Art Museum. [1]
Agyepong was born and raised in London and is of Ghanaian heritage. [2] She earned a National Diploma in Performing Arts from City of Westminster College; a BSc in Applied Psychology from the University of Kent; and an MA in Photography & Urban Cultures from Goldsmiths, University of London. [3]
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In Wish You Were Here, commissioned by the Hyman Collection, [4] Agyepong channels the American vaudeville performer Aida Overton Walker, by posing for a series of fake postcards. [5] The work addresses physical and mental wellbeing. [6]
The Body Remembers is a solo performance that "explores how trauma lives in the body, particularly for Black British women across different generations." [7] [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sylvia | Kemi | Short film |
| 2023 | Snowfalls in the Summer | Young Anita | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Enterprice | Emily | Episode: "When We Roar, Dem Run" |
| 2022 | This Is Going to Hurt | Rachel | Miniseries; 1 episode |
| 2023 | The Power | Ndudi | Main cast |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Antigone | Tiresias | T24 Drama, Canterbury | |
| 2015 | 4.48 Psychosis | Voice #2 | T24 Drama, Canterbury | |
| 2016 | Switch | Matilda Swoon | Tricycle Theatre, London | |
| Still Barred | Yaz | Battersea Arts Centre, London | ||
| Hatch | Amma Boateng | Hackney Showroom, London | with Talawa Theatre Company | |
| Girls | Haleema | Soho Theatre, London | with Talawa Theatre Company | |
| 2017 | Jagged Edge | Colette | Rich Mix, London | |
| Best Friends | Vicky | Ovalhouse, London | ||
| So Many Reasons | Melissa | Ovalhouse, London | ||
| Sankara | Flore | Royal National Theatre, London | ||
| 2019 | Noughts & Crosses | Persephone Mira Hadley | Pilot Theatre, York | |
| 2022 | Celebrated Virgins | Sarah | Theatr Clwyd, Mold | |
| 2023 | School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play | Ama | Lyric Theatre, London | |
Agyepong's work is held in the following permanent collection:
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