Gloria Idahota Williams

Who is Gloria Idahota Williams?

Gloria Idahota Williams is an award-winning British actress and playwright of Nigerian descent. Williams trained at Rose Bruford College and won a scholarship to train at the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan. Whilst studying in New York she did a voiceover for the United Nations HIV/AIDS in Africa campaign alongside Phylicia Rashād and Wyclef Jean which was won the Red Ribbon Award.

Williams is a graduate of The Royal Court Theatre Young Writers Group and has been taught under playwrights, such as Martin Crimp and Jack Heifner. She wrote and starred in Monday under her Theatre company Freedom Tongues. The play garnered widespread acclaim at International Festivals. Monday was performed at New York's Samuel French Off Broadway One Act Play Festival at The Playwrights Horizons, The Manhattan Repertory Theatre in Times Square where she was awarded 'Best Actress'. It premiered at The Lost One Act Play Festival at the New End Theatre, London winning 'Best Overall Production' by The Times critic Jeremy Kingston, and The Edinburgh International Festival receiving a special commendation for The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence.

Alongside actors Sophie Okenedo and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Williams was nominated for the Ogeyinka Merit Award of Excellence.