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).
60 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 60
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
Black Mirror
2011
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Sherri
2022
The Bear
2022
Inside Out 2
2024
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Abbott Elementary
2021
Big Mouth
2017
Kiff
2023
Dickinson
2019
History of the World: Part II
2023
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
Mulligan
2023
I Love LA
2025
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019
Clone High
2023
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
Ella McCay
2025
Bottoms
2023
After the Hunt
2025
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2024
The Premise
2021
Opus
2025
Lorne
2026
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Sequel
2027
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Theater Camp
2023
We Lost Our Human
2023
PAUSE with Sam Jay
2021
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
2022
Omni Loop
2024
The Sweet East
2023
How It Ends
2021
Prodigies
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Ayo and Rachel are Single
2020
Ally
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Shithouse
2020
Clarissa
2026
BIGTOP BURGER
2020
Cicada
2021
Fan Fiction Showdown
2020
Barney the Dinosaur
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Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
2024
Pervert Everything
2018
Tree's Blood
2023
As of Yet
2021
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
2024
"I Fell in Love with the World"
2022
Don't Look at That
2024
It Was Sometimes Like This
2017