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–), a performance that earned widespread critical acclaim and major awards, including an Emmy, two Actor Awards, and a Golden Globe. She was …
Known For
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Glory (voice)
Inside Out 2
Envy (voice)
The Bear
Sydney Adamu
Dickinson
Staff Writer
What We Do in the Shadows
Consulting Producer
Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
April O'Neil (voice)
Bottoms
Josie
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Filmography
Acting (62)
Movies (28)
Lorne
2026as Self
Ella McCay
2025as Susan
After the Hunt
2025as Maggie Resnick
Opus
2025as Ariel Ecton
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025as Self
Inside Out 2
2024as Envy (voice)
"Extraordinary" Pursuits
2024as The Hat Lady
Don't Look at That
2024
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
2024
Omni Loop
2024as Paula
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
2024as self
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023as Glory (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023as April O'Neil (voice)
Bottoms
2023as Josie
Theater Camp
2023as Janet Walch
We Lost Our Human
2023as Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
The Sweet East
2023as Molly
Tree's Blood
2023as Elviria (voice)
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
2022as Stella
"I Fell in Love with the World"
2022as Woman 2
Cicada
2021as Nikki
How It Ends
2021as Stand Up
As of Yet
2021as Khadijah
Shithouse
2020as Emily (uncredited)
Pervert Everything
2018
It Was Sometimes Like This
2017as Ayo
Untitled Barney the Dinosaur Film
Clarissa
as Young Sally
Television (34)
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025as Self - Actress and Comedian
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025as Self
I Love LA
2025as Mimi Rush
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024as Roxanne (voice)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2024as April O'Neil (voice)
Kiff
2023as Professor Totsy (voice)
Mulligan
2023as General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice)
History of the World: Part II
2023as Runaway Slave
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
2023as Self
Clone High
2023as Harriet Tubman (voice)
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
The Bear
2022as Sydney Adamu
Abbott Elementary
2021as Ayesha
The Premise
2021as Eve Stone
PAUSE with Sam Jay
2021as Party Guest
Fan Fiction Showdown
2020
Ayo and Rachel are Single
2020as Ayo
BIGTOP BURGER
2020as Frances (Voice)
BIGTOP BURGER
2020as Frances (Voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
Dickinson
2019as Hattie
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019as VR Shopping Spree Host
Big Mouth
2017as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
Big Mouth
2017as Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self - Guest
Black Mirror
2011as Sandy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
The Daily Show
1996as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Nominee
Prodigies
as Didi
Crew (16)
Television (14)
Mulligan
2023Co-Producer
Mulligan
2023Writer
The Bear
2022Co-Executive Producer
The Bear
2022Director
The Bear
2022Writer
Ayo and Rachel are Single
2020Writer
What We Do in the Shadows
2019Consulting Producer
What We Do in the Shadows
2019Writer
Dickinson
2019Staff Writer
Dickinson
2019Writer
Sunnyside
2019Story Editor
Sunnyside
2019Writer
Craig of the Creek
2018Story
Prodigies
Executive Producer
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