She first garnered attention as a stage actress starring in Bolanle Austen-Peters' Terra Kulture production Wakaa: The Musical which led her to participate in and win the first season of The Voice Nigeria.
After starring as "Velma Kelly" in the school's sold-out production of hit Broadway musical Chicago, she decided to pursue a career in the performing arts.
Emokpae's professional career began in Chicago, Illinois[4] where she was a company member at the Black Ensemble Theater.
[6] After working successfully there for 3 years, she decided to move back to Lagos, Nigeria to further pursue her acting career.
In 2014, she landed her first notable role in Lagos as Rume in BAP Productions' Saro: the Musical 2 which had a sold-out run both during the Christmas holiday period in December 2014 and again during Easter 2015.