Sakile Camara is an educator, actor, director and writer who graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Musical Theatre. Soon after graduation, she performed at The Kennedy Center numerous times, as well as Arena Stage and other prominent theatres in the DC area. A few of the shows she has been a part of have won and been nominated for Helen Hayes Awards. She has also worked on various projects as a Voice Actor for Graphic Audio, where she has worked on many graphic novels, including Black Panther where she portrayed Black Panther’s sister Shuri. She has had roles on TV in shows on NBC, Showtime and Comedy Central. She has been teaching for almost 15 years at various studios and universities in New York City, including her own studio called Sakile Actor’s Studio, which provides scholarships to actors from marginalized communities. As an actor, she has trained in the city with teachers such as Ted Wold, Christopher Bayes, Midori Nakamura, Heidi Marshall, Fay Simpson and more. She has also worked with directors Phylicia Rashad, Aaron Posner and Onur Tukel and has acted alongside Awkwafina, Natasha Lyonne and Anika Noni Rose. She is a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA.