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).
Born: 03 October 1995
Played In
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
April O'Neil (voice)
Clarissa
Young Sally
Lorne
Self
Ella McCay
Susan
I Love LA
Mimi Rush
After the Hunt
Maggie Resnick
Opus
Ariel Ecton
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress and Comedian
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
self
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Roxanne (voice)
Omni Loop
Paula
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
April O'Neil (voice)
Inside Out 2
Envy (voice)
Don't Look at That
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
Tree's Blood
Elviria (voice)
The Sweet East
Molly
Bottoms
Josie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
April O'Neil (voice)
Theater Camp
Janet Walch
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Glory (voice)
Clone High
Harriet Tubman (voice)
Mulligan
General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice)
We Lost Our Human
Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
Kiff
Professor Totsy (voice)
History of the World: Part II
Runaway Slave
"I Fell in Love with the World"
Woman 2
Sherri
Self - Guest
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Stella
The Bear
Sydney Adamu
Abbott Elementary
Ayesha
Cicada
Nikki
The Premise
Eve Stone
How It Ends
Stand Up
As of Yet
Khadijah
PAUSE with Sam Jay
Party Guest
Shithouse
Emily (uncredited)
Ayo and Rachel are Single
Ayo
BIGTOP BURGER
Frances (Voice)
Fan Fiction Showdown
Dickinson
Hattie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
VR Shopping Spree Host
Pervert Everything
Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice)
Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
It Was Sometimes Like This
Ayo
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Black Mirror
Sandy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The View
Self
The Daily Show
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Barney the Dinosaur
Ally
(voice)
Prodigies
Didi