BACKGROUND

Welker White is an actor and educator with deep roots in theater, film and television. As an actor, Welker has worked with Martin Scorsese over many years. She can be seen in Killers of the Flower Moon, The Irishman ( Josephine Hoffa opposite Al Pacino’s Joe Hoffa), Lois Byrd in Goodfellas, and in The Wolf of Wall Street. She recently completed another project with Scorsese, to be released in 2024. Other film work includes leading roles in smaller films such as the recent Indies Crookedfinger and Gigi and Nate. Additional select film credits include the Sundance award-winning The 40-Year Old Version, Emmy award-winning HBO’s Bad Education with Hugh Jackman, Eat Pray Love with Julia Roberts, Dead Poet’s Society with Robin Williams. Onstage Welker has originated roles in New York premieres on and off Broadway and in noted U.S. theaters by leading American playwrights Lisa Kron, Craig Lucas, Sam Shepard, John Patrick Shanley, Mac Wellman, David Ives, and many others. Welker attended NYU Tisch BFA Acting Program, and holds an MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College. She currently is on faculty in the MFA Acting program at Brooklyn College. Welker has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist designation for her teaching.