Nambi E. Kelley

Nambi E. Kelley was born in New York City on a Monday to Don and Carol Kelley. Leaving New York at the age of 3, Nambi's family moved to Chicago where Nambi grew up across the street from Chicago's Ida B. Wells housing projects. An excellent student, Nambi excelled, and won a full scholarship to the prestigious Theatre School at DePaul University where she studied playwriting. Graduating in 3 years with a bachelor's of fine arts in playwriting, Nambi embarked upon the professional world of theatre-making, both as a writer and actress.