Person
Ayo Edebiri
Acting · Born 1995-10-03 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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).
Known for
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Daily Show
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Bear
Sydney Adamu
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Black Mirror
Sandy
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The View
Self
Filmography
- 2027Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2April O'Neil (voice)
- 2026ClarissaYoung Sally
- 2026LorneSelf
- 2025Ella McCaySusan
- 2025I Love LAMimi Rush
- 2025After the HuntMaggie Resnick
- 2025OpusAriel Ecton
- 2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneySelf - Actress and Comedian
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
- 2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf
- 2024Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreamsself
- 2024Everybody Still Hates ChrisRoxanne (voice)
- 2024Omni LoopPaula
- 2024Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesApril O'Neil (voice)
- 2024Inside Out 2Envy (voice)
- 2024Don't Look at That
- 2024My Ride with Uber and Lyft
- 2023Tree's BloodElviria (voice)
- 2023The Sweet EastMolly
- 2023BottomsJosie
- 2023Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemApril O'Neil (voice)
- 2023Theater CampJanet Walch
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseGlory (voice)
- 2023Clone HighHarriet Tubman (voice)
- 2023MulliganGeneral Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice)
- 2023We Lost Our HumanHam / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
- 2023KiffProfessor Totsy (voice)
- 2023History of the World: Part IIRunaway Slave
- 2022"I Fell in Love with the World"Woman 2
- 2022SherriSelf - Guest
- 2022Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in BetweenStella
- 2022The BearSydney Adamu
- 2021Abbott ElementaryAyesha
- 2021CicadaNikki
- 2021The PremiseEve Stone
- 2021How It EndsStand Up
- 2021As of YetKhadijah
- 2021PAUSE with Sam JayParty Guest
- 2020ShithouseEmily (uncredited)
- 2020Ayo and Rachel are SingleAyo
- 2020BIGTOP BURGERFrances (Voice)
- 2020Fan Fiction Showdown
- 2019DickinsonHattie
- 2019SunnysideStory Editor
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019I Think You Should Leave with Tim RobinsonVR Shopping Spree Host
- 2019What We Do in the ShadowsConsulting Producer
- 2018Pervert Everything
- 2018Craig of the CreekStory
- 2017Big MouthMissy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice)
- 2017It Was Sometimes Like ThisAyo
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
- 2011Black MirrorSandy
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- —Barney the Dinosaur
- —Ally(voice)
- —ProdigiesDidi
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