Faustina Agolley

BIOGRAPHY

Faustina is a Broadcaster, Writer, Actor, Producer, Voice Artist and DJ. Her work includes hosting flagship music program Video Hits, The Voice and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. She made her stage debut with Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company’s co-production of the Molière award-winning play, The Father alongside theatre luminary, John Bell and toured Australia and New Zealand as Oprah Winfrey’s resident DJ for her An Evening with Oprah Tour.

Faustina has written on queer matters and overcoming mental health struggles for Women of Letters (Penguin), Huffington Post, Sunday Life, ABC Life, Queerstories and The Wheeler Centre Gala. Faustina’s most recent work, Sam, explores loss, grief and her African identity, and is part of the first collection of African Australian stories in Australian Letters called, Growing Up African in Australia.