Ayo Edebiri
Known for: Acting
Born: October 3, 1995
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
29 movies · 35 TV shows, newest first
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
2027
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Clarissa
2026
6.9
Lorne
2026
5.6
Ella McCay
2025
6.8
I Love LA
2025
5.7
After the Hunt
2025
5.6
Opus
2025
6.7
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
6.8
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
8.0
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
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Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
2024
7.7
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
6.0
Omni Loop
2024
7.8
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2024
7.5
Inside Out 2
2024
NR
Don't Look at That
2024
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My Ride with Uber and Lyft
2024
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Tree's Blood
2023
6.5
The Sweet East
2023
6.7
Bottoms
2023
7.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
6.5
Theater Camp
2023
8.3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
6.7
Clone High
2023
5.5
Mulligan
2023
4.8
We Lost Our Human
2023
8.4
Kiff
2023
5.7
History of the World: Part II
2023
4.0
"I Fell in Love with the World"
2022
2.6
Sherri
2022
6.1
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
2022
8.1
The Bear
2022
7.5
Abbott Elementary
2021
5.8
Cicada
2021
6.4
The Premise
2021
4.8
How It Ends
2021
5.3
As of Yet
2021
3.5
PAUSE with Sam Jay
2021
6.9
Shithouse
2020
8.7
Ayo and Rachel are Single
2020
8.7
BIGTOP BURGER
2020
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Fan Fiction Showdown
2020
8.5
Dickinson
2019
5.2
Sunnyside
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
7.0
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019
8.0
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
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Pervert Everything
2018
8.1
Craig of the Creek
2018
7.6
Big Mouth
2017
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It Was Sometimes Like This
2017
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
8.3
Black Mirror
2011
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
4.3
The View
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
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Barney the Dinosaur
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Ally
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Prodigies
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