Ayo Edebiri
Acting
Born: October 3, 1995 (age 30) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Highest Rated
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
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Inside Out 2
2024
Black Mirror
2011
The Bear
2022
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
Big Mouth
2017
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
Dickinson
2019
Bottoms
2023
After the Hunt
2025
Abbott Elementary
2021
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
2022
Photos (10)
Movies (22)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Glory (voice)
Inside Out 2
Envy (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
April O'Neil (voice)
After the Hunt
Maggie Resnick
Bottoms
Josie
Ella McCay
Susan
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Stella
Opus
Ariel Ecton
Theater Camp
Janet Walch
How It Ends
Stand Up
The Sweet East
Molly
Shithouse
Emily (uncredited)
Omni Loop
Paula
Cicada
Nikki
We Lost Our Human
Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
Tree's Blood
Elviria (voice)
It Was Sometimes Like This
Ayo
Don't Look at That
2024
As of Yet
Khadijah
"I Fell in Love with the World"
Woman 2
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
2024
Pervert Everything
2018
TV Shows (19)
Black Mirror
Sandy · 1 eps
The Bear
Sydney Adamu · 46 eps
Abbott Elementary
Ayesha · 2 eps
Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice) · 1 eps
Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice) · 31 eps
Kiff
Professor Totsy (voice) · 1 eps
Dickinson
Hattie · 6 eps
History of the World: Part II
Runaway Slave · 1 eps
Mulligan
General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice) · 14 eps
I Love LA
Mimi Rush · 2 eps
Clone High
Harriet Tubman (voice) · 20 eps
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
VR Shopping Spree Host · 1 eps
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Roxanne (voice) · 2 eps
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
April O'Neil (voice) · 12 eps
BIGTOP BURGER
Frances (Voice) · 6 eps
The Premise
Eve Stone · 1 eps
PAUSE with Sam Jay
Party Guest · 1 eps
Ayo and Rachel are Single
Ayo · 3 eps
Fan Fiction Showdown
1 eps
Self / Appearances (18)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress and Comedian · 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · 1 eps
Lorne
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (1)
Writing (10)
The Bear
Writer
Craig of the Creek
Story
What We Do in the Shadows
Writer
Dickinson
Staff Writer
Dickinson
Writer
Mulligan
Writer
Sunnyside
Writer
Sunnyside
Story Editor
Ayo and Rachel are Single
Writer
It Was Sometimes Like This
Writer