Ayo Edebiri
Acting
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–), 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).
TV Shows(31)
I Love LA
Mimi Rush
2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress and Comedian
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Roxanne (voice)
2024
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
April O'Neil (voice)
2024
Clone High
Harriet Tubman (voice)
2023
Mulligan
General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice)
2023
Kiff
Professor Totsy (voice)
2023
History of the World: Part II
Runaway Slave
2023
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
The Bear
Sydney Adamu
2022
Abbott Elementary
Ayesha
2021
The Premise
Eve Stone
2021
PAUSE with Sam Jay
Party Guest
2021
Ayo and Rachel are Single
Ayo
2020
BIGTOP BURGER
Frances (Voice)
2020
Fan Fiction Showdown
2020
Dickinson
Hattie
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
VR Shopping Spree Host
2019
Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Black Mirror
Sandy
2011
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Daily Show
Self
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Prodigies
Didi
Movies(27)
Clarissa
Young Sally
2026
Lorne
Self
2026
Ella McCay
Susan
2025
After the Hunt
Maggie Resnick
2025
Opus
Ariel Ecton
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
self
2024
Omni Loop
Paula
2024
Inside Out 2
Envy (voice)
2024
Don't Look at That
2024
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
2024
Tree's Blood
Elviria (voice)
2023
The Sweet East
Molly
2023
Bottoms
Josie
2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
April O'Neil (voice)
2023
Theater Camp
Janet Walch
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Glory (voice)
2023
We Lost Our Human
Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
2023
"I Fell in Love with the World"
Woman 2
2022
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Stella
2022
Cicada
Nikki
2021
How It Ends
Stand Up
2021
As of Yet
Khadijah
2021
Shithouse
Emily (uncredited)
2020
Pervert Everything
2018
It Was Sometimes Like This
Ayo
2017
Untitled Barney the Dinosaur Film