Nambi E. Kelley is an award-winning actor, playwright, and television writer-producer whose work bridges history, politics, and intimate human storytelling across stage and screen.

As an actor, she has performed nationally and internationally in theatre and television. As a writer, she has worked on acclaimed television series for major network and streaming platforms, while her stage plays have been recognized with multiple awards, published, and produced internationally as well as across the country. As a producer, Kelley is a a writer-producer for television and the founder of First Woman LLC, a production company developing and producing work across theatre, film, and television for family audiences.

Nambi holds a B.F.A. from The Theatre School at DePaul University and an M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College.