Actor
Ayo Edebiri
October 3, 1995 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Notable work
8.3Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
as Glory (voice)
7.5Inside Out 2 (2024)
as Envy (voice)
8.3Black Mirror (2011)
as Sandy
8.1The Bear (2022)
as Sydney Adamu and Director and Writer
7.2Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
as April O'Neil (voice)
7.6Big Mouth (2017)
as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice) and as Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice)
8What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
Writer
8.5Dickinson (2019)
as Hattie and Writer
6.8Bottoms (2023)
as Josie
6.4The Daily Show (1996)
as Self
6.9Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Host
5.7After the Hunt (2025)
as Maggie Resnick
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