Stacy Osei-Kuffour
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Occupation(s) | Playwright, actress, writer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Stacy Amma Osei-Kuffour (born April 18, 1987) is an American playwright, actress, and writer known for her work on
She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2019 for PEN15 and received a Writers Guild Award for her work on Watchmen.
Early life and education
Osei-Kuffour was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Denise Poindexter and Godwin Osei-Kuffour. Her mother, a schoolteacher, is Black American and her father, a business owner, is Ghanaian.[1] Her culturally mixed heritage often figures in her work.[citation needed]
After attending at
After graduating from NYU, she earned a Master's degree in playwriting from Hunter College. Her one-act play One Course won the Irv Zarkower Award at Hunter in 2014.[2]
Career
After trying for six years to break into the
In 2018, she was a staff writer on
The same year, she was tapped as a member of an all-female writing team for Amazon's series The Power starring Leslie Mann and based on the novel by Naomi Alderman.[6] She also worked as a supervising producer on Apple TV's The Morning Show.[7]
In 2020, her work as a story editor and writer for the
In January 2020 Hulu tapped her to co-write, with Nnedi Okorafor, a television adaptation of Okorafor's science fiction novella Binti.[11]
In February 2021, it was announced that Osei-Kuffour would write the script for the
She continued her television work in 2021 as well, writing for the Amazon anthology series Solos.
Filmography
Year | Title | Notes |
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2018 | Happy! | Staff writer |
2019 | PEN15
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Wrote: "Anna Ishii-Peters" |
2019 | Watchmen | Wrote: "An Almost Religious Awe" |
2019 | The Morning Show | Producer, wrote: "A Private Person" |
2020 | Hunters | Story editor |
2020 | Run | Story editor |
2021 | Solos | Wrote: "NERA" |
2023 | The Power | Wrote: "Sparklefingers" |
2023 | The Bear | Supervising producer, wrote "Honeydew" |
TBA | Binti | Co-writing with Nnedi Okorafor |
As actress
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Death (A Love Story) | Clown | Short film |
2014 | The Oscar Panel | Chiwetel | Short film |
2014 | Plant | Judge #2 | Episode: "The Brood's All Here" |
2015 | There Are Ghosts | Unknown | Short film |
2017 | Accountability Partners | Jessica | 3 episodes |
2018 | Balloon Room | Hillary Clinton | |
2019 | PEN15
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Mrs. Osei-Kuffour | Episode: "Anna Ishii-Peters" |
2020 | I Think You'd Be Great | Kendall | Short film |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | PEN15 (for "Anna Ishii-Peters")
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Nominated | [15] |
2020 | Writers Guild of America Awards | New Series | Watchmen | Won | [16] |
Drama Series | Nominated | ||||
Comedy Series | PEN15 | Nominated | |||
New Series | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Catey Sullivan (May 14, 2018). "Why Stacy Osei-Kuffour Put a Hanged Man on Stage". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Erik Anderson (August 26, 2019). "Emmy interview: Emmy-nominated 'PEN15' co-writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour". AwardsWatch. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Talaura Harms (December 17, 2020). "World Premiere of Stacy Osei-Kuffour's Animals Available From Williamstown Theatre Festival's Audible Season December 17". Playbill. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Stacy Osei-Kuffour". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Jessica Villagomez (September 18, 2019). "Glenwood native and 'PEN15' writer talks about the passion that fueled her Emmy-nominated episode". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (October 31, 2019). "Leslie Mann To Star In Amazon Series 'The Power' Based On Naomi Alderman's Book". Deadline. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ ""Write What You Love And What Scares You" Stacy Osei-Kuffour Discusses Writing On Emmy-Nominated 'Pen15'". Creative Screenwriting. August 28, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Borys Kit (February 5, 2021). "Marvel's 'Blade' Movie Finds Its Writer in 'Watchmen' Scribe (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Patrick Hipes (February 1, 2020). "WGA Awards: 'Parasite', 'Jojo Rabbit' Take Top Film Honors; HBO Sweeps Key TV Nods With 'Succession', 'Barry' & 'Watchmen' – The Complete List Of Winners". Deadline. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Angelique Jackson; Adam V. Vary (February 5, 2021). "Stacy Osei-Kuffour Tapped to Write Marvel's 'Blade' Starring Mahershala Ali". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Lesley Goldberg (January 14, 2020). "'Binti' Adaptation From Michael Ellenberg in the Works at Hulu (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (July 19, 2021). "'Blade': 'Mogul Mowgli' Helmer Bassam Tariq Is Marvel's Choice To Direct New Film Starring Mahershala Ali As Iconic Vampire Hunter". Deadline. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Tatiana Siegel; Borys Kit (May 5, 2021). "Behind Warner Bros.' Search for a Black Superman". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (November 21, 2022). "'Blade': Yann Demange Steps In As Director On Marvel Film, Michael Starrbury To Write Script". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "Stacy Osei-Kuffour - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Beresford, Trilby; Crist, Allison; Chuba, Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary (February 1, 2020). "WGA Awards: 'Parasite' and 'JoJo Rabbit' Among Film Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
External links
- Stacy Osei-Kuffour at IMDb