Ayo Edebiri: Biography, Facts and Career
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Ayo Edebiri ( EYE-oh ə-DEB-ər-ee; born Funmilayo Edebiri, October 3, 1995) is an American actress, comedian, television writer, and director. Since 2022, she has played chef Sydney Adamu in the comedy-drama series The Bear, for which she won a Golden Globe Award, two Actor Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as a nomination for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the episode "Napkins". As a film actress, she starred in the comedy films Theater Camp and Bottoms (both 2023). In 2025, she followed with the psychological-thrillers Opus, After the Hunt, and the political comedy Ella McCay. She has also voiced roles such as Glory Grant in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023), and Envy in Inside Out 2 (2024). On television, she has also had recurring roles in the Apple TV+ period romance series Dickinson (2021), and the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary (2023). Edebiri was a writer and voice actor on the Netflix animated adult comedy series Big Mouth from 2020 to 2025 and was a writer for the FX horror comedy series What We Do in the Shadows in 2022.
Quick facts about Ayo Edebiri
- Full name: Ayo Edebiri
- Born: 1995-10-03
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Comedian
- Wikidata ID: Q99365507
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Who is Ayo Edebiri?
Ayo Edebiri ( EYE-oh ə-DEB-ər-ee; born Funmilayo Edebiri, October 3, 1995) is an American actress, comedian, television writer, and director.
What nationality is Ayo Edebiri?
Ayo Edebiri is United States.
When was Ayo Edebiri born?
Ayo Edebiri was born on 1995-10-03.
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