Ayo Edebiri
- Acting
- October 3, 1995 · 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 · April O'Neil (Voice)
- Prodigies · Didi, Executive producer
- Clarissa · Young Sally
- Lorne · Self
- Ella McCay · Susan
- I Love LA · Mimi Rush
- After the Hunt · Maggie Resnick
- Opus · Ariel Ecton
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney · Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night · Self
- Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams · Self
- Everybody Still Hates Chris · Roxanne (Voice)
- Omni Loop · Paula
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · April O'Neil (Voice)
- Inside Out 2 · Envy (Voice)
- Don't Look at That
- My Ride with Uber and Lyft
- Tree's Blood · Elviria (Voice)
- The Sweet East · Molly
- Bottoms · Josie
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem · April O'Neil (Voice)
- Theater Camp · Janet Walch
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · Glory (Voice)
- Clone High · Harriet Tubman (Voice)
- Mulligan · General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (Voice), Co-producer
- We Lost Our Human · Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (Voice)
- Kiff · Professor Totsy (Voice)
- History of the World: Part II · Runaway Slave
- "I Fell in Love with the World" · Woman 2
- Sherri · Self
- Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between · Stella
- The Bear · Sydney Adamu, Co-Executive Producer
- Abbott Elementary · Ayesha
- Cicada · Nikki
- The Premise · Eve Stone
- How It Ends · Stand Up
- As of Yet · Khadijah
- PAUSE with Sam Jay · Party Guest
- Shithouse · Emily (uncredited)
- Ayo and Rachel are Single · Ayo, Writer
- BIGTOP BURGER · Frances (Voice)
- Fan Fiction Showdown
- Dickinson · Hattie, Staff Writer
- Sunnyside · Writer, Story Editor
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson · VR Shopping Spree Host
- What We Do in the Shadows · Consulting Producer, Writer
- Pervert Everything
- Craig of the Creek · Story
- Big Mouth · Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (Voice), Missy Foreman-Greenwald (Voice)
- It Was Sometimes Like This · Ayo, Writer
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Black Mirror · Sandy
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- The View · Self
- The Daily Show · Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark · Self
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- Golden Globe Awards · Self
- Barney the Dinosaur · Writer
- Ally · Voice