Ayo Edebiri
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Black Mirror
All Movies (29)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 22027 · as April O'Neil (voice)
- Clarissa2026 · as Young Sally
- Lorne2026 · as Self
- Ella McCay2025 · as Susan
- After the Hunt2025 · as Maggie Resnick
- Opus2025 · as Ariel Ecton
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · as Self
- Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams2024 · as self
- Omni Loop2024 · as Paula
- Inside Out 22024 · as Envy (voice)
- Don't Look at That2024
- My Ride with Uber and Lyft2024
- Tree's Blood2023 · as Elviria (voice)
- The Sweet East2023 · as Molly
- Bottoms2023 · as Josie
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem2023 · as April O'Neil (voice)
- Theater Camp2023 · as Janet Walch
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023 · as Glory (voice)
- We Lost Our Human2023 · as Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
- "I Fell in Love with the World"2022 · as Woman 2
- Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between2022 · as Stella
- Cicada2021 · as Nikki
- How It Ends2021 · as Stand Up
- As of Yet2021 · as Khadijah
- Shithouse2020 · as Emily (uncredited)
- Pervert Everything2018
- It Was Sometimes Like This2017 · as Ayo
- Barney the Dinosaur—
- Ally— · as (voice)
All TV Shows (35)
- I Love LA2025 · as Mimi Rush
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney2025 · as Self - Actress and Comedian
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025 · as Self
- Everybody Still Hates Chris2024 · as Roxanne (voice)
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2024 · as April O'Neil (voice)
- Clone High2023 · as Harriet Tubman (voice)
- Mulligan2023 · as General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice)
- Kiff2023 · as Professor Totsy (voice)
- History of the World: Part II2023 · as Runaway Slave
- Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
- The Bear2022 · as Sydney Adamu
- Abbott Elementary2021 · as Ayesha
- The Premise2021 · as Eve Stone
- PAUSE with Sam Jay2021 · as Party Guest
- Ayo and Rachel are Single2020 · as Ayo
- BIGTOP BURGER2020 · as Frances (Voice)
- Fan Fiction Showdown2020
- Dickinson2019 · as Hattie
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson2019 · as VR Shopping Spree Host
- Big Mouth2017 · as Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice)
- Big Mouth2017 · as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- Black Mirror2011 · as Sandy
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- The View1997 · as Self
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Prodigies— · as Didi