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Ayo Edebiri

Known for acting · Born 3 October 1995 · 30 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

71 credits

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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Known for

The Bear

2022

Big Mouth

2017

Dickinson

2019

Bottoms

2023

After the Hunt

2025

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023

What We Do in the Shadows

2019

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

2022

Opus

2025

Inside Out 2

2024

Omni Loop

2024

Craig of the Creek

2018

Acting (61)

2027Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2April O'Neil (voice)Film
2026LorneSelfFilm
2026ClarissaYoung SallyFilm
2025After the HuntMaggie ResnickFilm
2025OpusAriel EctonFilm
2025Ella McCaySusanFilm
2025I Love LAMimi Rush · 2 episodesSeries
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelfFilm
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelfSeries
2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneySelf - Actress and ComedianSeries
2024Inside Out 2Envy (voice)Film
2024Omni LoopPaulaFilm
2024Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesApril O'Neil (voice) · 12 episodesSeries
2024Everybody Still Hates ChrisRoxanne (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2024Don't Look at ThatFilm
2024My Ride with Uber and LyftFilm
2024Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors DreamsSelfFilm
2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseGlory (voice)Film
2023Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemApril O'Neil (voice)Film
2023BottomsJosieFilm
2023Theater CampJanet WalchFilm
2023The Sweet EastMollyFilm
2023History of the World: Part IIRunaway SlaveSeries
2023Clone HighHarriet Tubman (voice) · 20 episodesSeries
2023MulliganGeneral Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice) · 14 episodesSeries
2023KiffProfessor Totsy (voice)Series
2023We Lost Our HumanHam / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)Film
2023Tree's BloodElviria (voice)Film
2022The BearSydney Adamu · 46 episodesSeries
2022Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in BetweenStellaFilm
2022SherriSelf - GuestSeries
2022"I Fell in Love with the World"Woman 2Film
2021Abbott ElementaryAyesha · 2 episodesSeries
2021How It EndsStand UpFilm
2021The PremiseEve StoneSeries
2021CicadaNikkiFilm
2021PAUSE with Sam JayParty GuestSeries
2021As of YetKhadijahFilm
2020ShithouseEmily (uncredited)Film
2020Ayo and Rachel are SingleAyo · 3 episodesSeries
2020BIGTOP BURGERFrances (Voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2020Fan Fiction ShowdownSeries
2019DickinsonHattie · 6 episodesSeries
2019I Think You Should Leave with Tim RobinsonVR Shopping Spree HostSeries
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
2018Pervert EverythingFilm
2017Big MouthMissy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice), Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice) · 31 episodesSeries
2017It Was Sometimes Like ThisAyoFilm
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - GuestSeries
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelfSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2011Black MirrorSandySeries
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1996The Daily ShowSelfSeries
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - GuestSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 2 episodes, Self - Nominee / PresenterSeries
—Barney the DinosaurFilm
—Ally(voice)Film
—ProdigiesDidiSeries

Production (3)

2022The BearCo-Executive Producer, Director, WriterSeries
2019What We Do in the ShadowsConsulting Producer, WriterSeries
—ProdigiesExecutive ProducerSeries

Writing (7)

2023MulliganWriter, Co-ProducerSeries
2020Ayo and Rachel are SingleWriter, CreatorSeries
2019DickinsonStaff WriterSeries
2019SunnysideStory Editor, WriterSeries
2018Craig of the CreekStorySeries
2017It Was Sometimes Like ThisWriterFilm
—Barney the DinosaurWriterFilm