Cast
Ayo Edebiri
Acting
Cast
Ayo Edebiri
Known for
Acting
Born
1995-10-03
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Funmilayo 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 (2020â2025), where she later voiced the character Missy. Her breakthrough came with her role as Sydney Adamu in the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022â2026), 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).
Inside Out 2
as Envy (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Glory (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as April O'Neil (voice)
Bottoms
as Josie
Ella McCay
as Susan
After the Hunt
as Maggie Resnick
Lorne
as Self
Opus
as Ariel Ecton
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Sequel
as April O'Neil (voice)
We Lost Our Human
as Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Theater Camp
as Janet Walch
The Sweet East
as Molly
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
as Stella
How It Ends
as Stand Up
Shithouse
as Emily (uncredited)
Omni Loop
as Paula
Cicada
as Nikki
Ally
as (voice)
Barney the Dinosaur
Clarissa
as Young Sally
As of Yet
as Khadijah
Tree's Blood
as Elviria (voice)
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
as self
Pervert Everything
"I Fell in Love with the World"
as Woman 2
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
Don't Look at That
It Was Sometimes Like This
as Ayo