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Ayo Edebiri
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).
As actor
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
Clarissa
Lorne
Opus
Ella McCay
After the Hunt
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Don't Look at That
Omni Loop
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
Inside Out 2
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
The Sweet East
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Bottoms
We Lost Our Human
Theater Camp
Tree's Blood
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
"I Fell in Love with the World"
Cicada
How It Ends
As of Yet
Shithouse
Pervert Everything
It Was Sometimes Like This
Barney the Dinosaur
Ally