Bio
On the few occasions I’ve had my mother’s full approval, she describes me as a “really bendy, bouncy branch…connected to an oak tree.” My family is Nigerian: metaphors abound.
Sometime in 2020, I will recur as Patient Leona in Ryan Murphy’s and Sarah Paulson’s Netflix project, Ratched — Evan Romansky’s imagined prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
For now, catch me recurring as “Liz,” an ambitious writer’s assistant on Love, a Netflix project co-produced with Judd Apatow. Last season, I faced off David Duchovny as a grief-stricken maid in Aquarius, disapproved of patriarchy as a feminist skeptic in the Netflix feature, A Futile and Stupid Gesture, placated Amy Poehler as polite social worker on Parks and Recreation, and side-stepped Nick Kroll’s self-denial on The Kroll Show.
I created and performed a one-person play, Take Me To The Poorhouse, a comedy about a middle-class Nigerian third grader who dreams of becoming poor in order to win the love of a poor classmate. It made Ms. Magazine’s “Top 10 Shows at the Hollywood Fringe Festival,” won Best of Fringe, Best International Show, a Duende Distinction, and NAACP Theatre Award nomination. Mom points – through the roof!
I studied at the UR International Theatre Program, and hold an M Ed. in Education and an MFA in Acting from Harvard University. My theatre credits include playing 14 characters in Nilaja Sun’s critically acclaimed No Child at Weston Playhouse, and the world premiere of Danai Gurira’s (The Walking Dead) award-winning play, Eclipsed, alongside Uzo Aduba, which garnered a Helen Hayes award for Best Ensemble. I also enjoy collaborating on experimental projects, such as Steve Harper’s (Covert Affairs) upcoming Send Me, a science fiction web series about a comic bookstore owner who sends people back to slavery via time travel. Mom texted me a bunch of questions about this one.
I currently live in Studio City, and when I’m not acting or writing, I enjoy making books by hand, pretending GoT’s Jon Snow placed a bulk order.
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Liz Femi will recur as Patient Leona in Ryan Murphy’s and Sarah Paulson’s upcoming Netflix project, Ratched — Evan Romansky’s imagined prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Currently, she recurs as “Liz,” an ambitious writer’s assistant on Love, Netflix project co-produced with Judd Apatow. Last season, she faced off David Duchovny as a grief-stricken maid in Aquarius, disapproved of patriarchy as a feminist skeptic in the Netflix feature, A Futile and Stupid Gesture, placated Amy Poehler as polite social worker on Parks and Recreation, and side-stepped Nick Kroll’s self-denial on The Kroll Show.
An avid storyteller, Liz created and performed a one-person play called Take Me To The Poorhouse, a comedy about a middle-class Nigerian third grader who dreams of becoming poor in order to win the love of a poor classmate. It made Ms. Magazine’s “Top 10 Shows at the Hollywood Fringe Festival,” won Best of Fringe, Best International Show, a Duende Distinction, and NAACP Theatre Award nomination.
Born in the UK, raised in Nigeria and the U.S., Liz’s work is enhanced by her international background. She studied at the UR International Theatre Program and holds an an M Ed. in Education and an MFA in Acting from Harvard University. Her theatre credits include playing 14 characters in Nilaja Sun’s critically acclaimed No Child at Weston Playhouse, and the world premiere of Danai Gurira’s (The Walking Dead) award-winning play, Eclipsed, alongside Uzo Aduba, which garnered a Helen Hayes award for Best Ensemble.
Outside of tv, film, and theatre, Liz enjoys collaborating on experimental projects, such as Steve Harper’s (Covert Affairs) upcoming Send Me, a science fiction web series about a comic bookstore owner who sends people back to slavery via time travel.
Liz currently lives in Los Angeles, where she enjoys making books by hand, pretending GoT’s Jon Snow placed a bulk order.
