Biografia
Elisabeth Williams-Omilami has dedicated over 30 years to serving her faith. From a young age, she joined her father, renowned civil rights leader Dr. Hosea Williams, in marches and movements throughout the South. Notably, she was the first Black woman in 75 years to spend a night in Forsyth County jail during the 1981 march, a testament to her commitment to freedom. As an actress, she blended her craft with her life experiences, touring in "The Life Of A King," a play co-written by her mother, State Representative Juanita T. Williams. Raised by parents who both passed away in 2000, she learned early on the importance of accountability to one another and the environment, and the responsibility to fight for justice universally.
Alongside her work as an actress and playwright, Omilami supported her father's "Hosea Feed The Hungry and Homeless" initiative for over 15 years. After his death in November 2000, she became the organization's CEO, expanding its reach to serve an additional 40,000 meals annually, including events on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and Easter Sunday. She is currently preparing for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners while balancing a busy schedule of speaking engagements, tours, and international relief projects in the Philippines and Uganda.
A Hampton University Theatre graduate, she founded one of Atlanta's earliest theatre companies, People's Survival Theater, and established the "Summer Artscamp," offering arts programs to economically disadvantaged youth for over seven years. She has authored several plays, including "There Is A River In My Soul," scheduled to tour in February 2002. A former member of both the Georgia Council For The Arts and the Fulton County Arts Council, she is a dedicated advocate for integrating the arts as a permanent societal fixture. An accomplished actress, she will appear this Christmas at the Alliance Theatre in "A Christmas Carol" and in early 2002 in "Left Hand Singing" at the Jewish Theatre of The South. She is also featured in the HBO TV movie Boycott (2001) and is fondly remembered for her roles in In the Heat of the Night (1988) and the award-winning I'll Fly Away (1991).
She is married to actor Afemo Omilami, co-director of "Hosea Feed The Hungry and Homeless," and they have two children, Awodele, 21, and Juanita, 16. Elisabeth is a member of Abundant Life Church in Lithonia, Georgia, led by Pastor Rev. Woodrow Walker, II, where she actively participates in the Prison, Missions, and Drama Ministries.
