Ayo Edebiri

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).

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Ayo Edebiri

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Filmography (28)

Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Sequel

Clarissa

Lorne

Ella McCay

After the Hunt

Opus

Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams

Omni Loop

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

We Lost Our Human

"I Fell in Love with the World"

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

Cicada

How It Ends

As of Yet

Shithouse

Pervert Everything

It Was Sometimes Like This