Ayo Edebiri
Acting
1995-10-03 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Filmography
TheatersTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
2027 · Movie
TheatersClarissa
2026 · Movie
Lorne
2026 · Movie
Ella McCay
2025 · Movie
I Love LA
2025 · Series
After the Hunt
2025 · Movie
Opus
2025 · Movie
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025 · Series
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Movie
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · Series
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
2024 · Movie
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024 · Series
Omni Loop
2024 · Movie
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2024 · Series
Inside Out 2
2024 · Movie
Don't Look at That
2024 · Movie
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
2024 · Movie
Tree's Blood
2023 · Movie
The Sweet East
2023 · Movie
Bottoms
2023 · Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023 · Movie
Theater Camp
2023 · Movie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023 · Movie
Clone High
2023 · Series
Mulligan
2023 · Series
We Lost Our Human
2023 · Movie
Kiff
2023 · Series
History of the World: Part II
2023 · Series
"I Fell in Love with the World"
2022 · Movie
Sherri
2022 · Series
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
2022 · Movie
The Bear
2022 · Series
Abbott Elementary
2021 · Series
Cicada
2021 · Movie
The Premise
2021 · Series
How It Ends
2021 · Movie
As of Yet
2021 · Movie
PAUSE with Sam Jay
2021 · Series
Shithouse
2020 · Movie
Ayo and Rachel are Single
2020 · Series
BIGTOP BURGER
2020 · Series
Fan Fiction Showdown
2020 · Series
Dickinson
2019 · Series
Sunnyside
2019 · Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019 · Series
What We Do in the Shadows
2019 · Series
Pervert Everything
2018 · Movie
Craig of the Creek
2018 · Series
Big Mouth
2017 · Series
It Was Sometimes Like This
2017 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Black Mirror
2011 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
Prodigies
Series
Ally
Movie
Barney the Dinosaur
Movie