Ayo Edebiri
Acting
- Born:
- 1995-10-03
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
Prodigies
Clarissa
Lorne
Ella McCay
I Love LA
After the Hunt
Opus
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Omni Loop
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Inside Out 2
Don't Look at That
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
Tree's Blood
The Sweet East
Bottoms
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Theater Camp
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Clone High
Mulligan
We Lost Our Human
Kiff
History of the World: Part II
"I Fell in Love with the World"
Sherri
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
The Bear
Abbott Elementary
Cicada
The Premise
How It Ends
As of Yet
PAUSE with Sam Jay
Shithouse
Ayo and Rachel are Single
BIGTOP BURGER
Fan Fiction Showdown
Dickinson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Pervert Everything
Big Mouth
It Was Sometimes Like This
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Black Mirror
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
The Daily Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards
Barney the Dinosaur
Ally