Ayo Edebiri
Acting
61 titles
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).
Filmography
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Sequel
2027
Clarissa
2026
Lorne
2026
Ella McCay
2025
I Love LA
2025
After the Hunt
2025
Opus
2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
Omni Loop
2024
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2024
Inside Out 2
2024
Don't Look at That
2024
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
2024
Tree's Blood
2023
The Sweet East
2023
Bottoms
2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
Theater Camp
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Clone High
2023
Mulligan
2023
We Lost Our Human
2023
Kiff
2023
History of the World: Part II
2023
"I Fell in Love with the World"
2022
Sherri
2022
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
2022
The Bear
2022
Abbott Elementary
2021
Cicada
2021
The Premise
2021
How It Ends
2021
As of Yet
2021
PAUSE with Sam Jay
2021
Shithouse
2020
Ayo and Rachel are Single
2020
BIGTOP BURGER
2020
Fan Fiction Showdown
2020
Dickinson
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019
Pervert Everything
2018
Big Mouth
2017
It Was Sometimes Like This
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Black Mirror
2011
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The View
1997
The Daily Show
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Saturday Night Live
1975
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Barney the Dinosaur
Ally
Prodigies