Ayo Edebiri
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 3, 1995 (age 31)
- Birthplace
- 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).
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Filmography
Barney the Dinosaur
Movie
Inside Out 3
Movie · as Envy (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
Movie · as April O'Neil (voice)
Ally
Movie · as (voice)
Prodigies
TV · as Didi · 7 eps
Clarissa
Movie · as Young Sally
Lorne
Movie · as Self
Opus
Movie · as Ariel Ecton
Ella McCay
Movie · as Susan
After the Hunt
Movie · as Maggie Resnick
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TV · as Self - Actress and Comedian · 1 ep
I Love LA
TV · as Mimi Rush · 2 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Don't Look at That
Movie
Omni Loop
Movie · as Paula
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
Movie
Inside Out 2
Movie · as Envy (voice)
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
Movie · as Self
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV · as April O'Neil (voice) · 12 eps
Everybody Still Hates Chris
TV · as Roxanne (voice) · 2 eps
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Movie · as April O'Neil (voice)
The Sweet East
Movie · as Molly
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Movie · as Glory (voice)
Bottoms
Movie · as Josie
We Lost Our Human
Movie · as Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
Theater Camp
Movie · as Janet Walch
Tree's Blood
Movie · as Elviria (voice)
Kiff
TV · as Professor Totsy (voice) · 1 ep
Mulligan
TV · as General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice) · 14 eps
Clone High
TV · as Harriet Tubman (voice) · 20 eps
History of the World: Part II
TV · as Runaway Slave · 1 ep
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Movie · as Stella
"I Fell in Love with the World"
Movie · as Woman 2
The Bear
TV · as Sydney Adamu · 46 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Cicada
Movie · as Nikki
How It Ends
Movie · as Stand Up
As of Yet
Movie · as Khadijah
Abbott Elementary
TV · as Ayesha · 2 eps
PAUSE with Sam Jay
TV · as Party Guest · 1 ep
The Premise
TV · as Eve Stone · 1 ep
Shithouse
Movie · as Emily (uncredited)
Ayo and Rachel are Single
TV · as Ayo · 3 eps
Fan Fiction Showdown
TV · 1 ep
BIGTOP BURGER
TV · as Frances (Voice) · 6 eps
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
TV · as VR Shopping Spree Host · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dickinson
TV · as Hattie · 6 eps
Pervert Everything
Movie
It Was Sometimes Like This
Movie · as Ayo
Big Mouth
TV · as Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice), Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice) · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Black Mirror
TV · as Sandy · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Nominee / Presenter · 2 eps