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Ayo Edebiri
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn October 3, 1995 (30 years)
Ayo Edebiri (born Funmilayo Edebiri, October 3, 1995) is an American actress, comedian, and television writer, and director. She first gained industry recognition for her writing, including work on Big Mouth (2020–2025), where she later voiced the character Missy. Her breakthrough came with her role as Sydney Adamu in the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–2026), a performance that earned widespread critical acclaim and major awards, including an Emmy, two Actor Awards, and a Golden Globe. She was also nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the episode "Napkins".
She has since starred in comedy films such as Bottoms (2023), and continued to do voice work for projects including Inside Out 2 (2024). In 2025, she starred in both the horror film Opus and the thriller film After the Hunt. Edebiri has also made her Broadway debut in Proof (2026).
She has since starred in comedy films such as Bottoms (2023), and continued to do voice work for projects including Inside Out 2 (2024). In 2025, she starred in both the horror film Opus and the thriller film After the Hunt. Edebiri has also made her Broadway debut in Proof (2026).
Filmography
| 2027 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2 · as April O'neil (voice) |
| 2025 | Ella McCay · as Susan |
| 2025 | I Love LA (TV Series) · as Mimi Rush |
| 2025 | After the Hunt · as Maggie Resnick |
| 2025 | Opus · as Ariel Ecton |
| 2024 | Everybody Still Hates Chris (TV Series) · as Roxanne (voice) |
| 2024 | Omni Loop · as Paula |
| 2024 | Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series) · as April O'neil (voice) |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 · as Envy (voice) |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | The Sweet East · as Molly |
| 2023 | Bottoms · as Josie |
| 2023 | Theater Camp · as Janet Walch |
| 2023 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem · as April O'neil (voice) |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · as Glory (voice) |
| 2023 | Clone High (2023) (TV Series) · as Harriet Tubman (voice) |
| 2023 | Mulligan (TV Series) · as General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice) |
| 2023 | We Lost Our Human · as Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice) |
| 2023 | Kiff (TV Series) · as Professor Totsy (voice) |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II (TV Series) · as Runaway Slave |
| 2022 | Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between · as Stella |
| 2022 | The Bear (TV Series) · as Sydney Adamu |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary (TV Series) · as Ayesha |
| 2021 | The Premise (TV Series) · as Eve Stone |
| 2021 | The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2021 | How It Ends · as Stand Up |
| 2021 | As of Yet · as Khadijah |
| 2021 | PAUSE with Sam Jay (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 2020 | Shithouse · as Emily (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Cicada · as Nikki |
| 2020 | Bigtop Burger (TV Series) · as Frances (voice) |
| 2020 | Ayo and Rachel are Single (TV Series) · as Ayo |
| 2019 | Dickinson (TV Series) · as Hattie |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (TV Series) · as Vr Shopping Spree Host |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Big Mouth (TV Series) · as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice) |
| 2011 | Black Mirror (TV Series) · as Sandy |