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Ayo Edebiri

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Ayo Edebiri

Born October 3, 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA25 films

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".

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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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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse posterFirst watchSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse20238.4as Glory (voice)After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People…View film

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Ranked by acclaim and reach
Inside Out 2 poster7.5Inside Out 22024Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem poster7.2Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem2023Bottoms poster6.8Bottoms2023Shithouse poster6.9Shithouse2020After the Hunt poster5.7After the Hunt2025Theater Camp poster6.5Theater Camp2023Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between poster6.1Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between2022Opus poster5.6Opus2025

Filmography

25 films as actor
  1. TBABarney the Dinosaur
  2. TBAAlly(voice)
  3. 2027Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2April O'Neil (voice)
  4. 2026ClarissaYoung Sally
  5. 2025Ella McCaySusan
  6. 2025After the HuntMaggie Resnick
  7. 2025OpusAriel Ecton
  8. 2024Omni LoopPaula
  9. 2024Inside Out 2Envy (voice)
  10. 2024Don't Look at That
  11. 2023Tree's BloodElviria (voice)
  12. 2023The Sweet EastMolly
  13. 2023BottomsJosie
  14. 2023Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemApril O'Neil (voice)
  15. 2023Theater CampJanet Walch
  16. 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseGlory (voice)
  17. 2023We Lost Our HumanHam / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
  18. 2022"I Fell in Love with the World"Woman 2
  19. 2022Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in BetweenStella
  20. 2021CicadaNikki
  21. 2021How It EndsStand Up
  22. 2021As of YetKhadijah
  23. 2020ShithouseEmily (uncredited)
  24. 2018Pervert Everything
  25. 2017It Was Sometimes Like ThisAyo