Ayo Edebiri
Biography
Ayo Edebiri (/ˈaɪoʊ əˈdɛbəri/ Eye-oh ə-DEB-ər-ee; born Funmilayo Edebiri, October 3, 1995) is an American actress, comedian, and television writer. Since 2022, she has played chef Sydney Adamu in the comedy-drama series The Bear, for which she won a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as a nomination for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the episode "Napkins".
Edebiri has been a writer and voice actor on Big Mouth since 2020 and was a writer for the comedy series What We Do in the Shadows in 2022. In 2023, she voiced roles in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and starred in the Theater Camp and Bottoms comedies. She had another voice role in Inside Out 2 (2024).
Known For
TV
The Daily Show
Self
1996
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
TV
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
TV
Kiff
Professor Totsy (voice)
2023
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
TV
Black Mirror
Sandy
2011
TV
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
TV
Abbott Elementary
Ayesha
2021
TV
Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice)
2017
TV
Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
2017
TV
The Bear
Sydney Adamu
2022
Film
Inside Out 2
Envy (voice)
2024
Film
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Glory (voice)
2023
Filmography
2025FilmElla McCayas Susan2025TVI Love LAas Mimi Rush2025FilmAfter the Huntas Maggie Resnick2025FilmOpusas Ariel Ecton2025TVEverybody's Live with John Mulaneyas Self - Actress and Comedian2025FilmSNL50: The Homecoming Concertas Self2025TVSNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightas Self2024TVEverybody Still Hates Chrisas Roxanne (voice)2024FilmOmni Loopas Paula2024TVTales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas April O'Neil (voice)2024FilmInside Out 2as Envy (voice)2024FilmDon't Look at That2024FilmMy Ride with Uber and Lyft2023FilmTree's Bloodas Elviria (voice)2023FilmThe Sweet Eastas Molly2023FilmBottomsas Josie2023FilmTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhemas April O'Neil (voice)2023FilmTheater Campas Janet Walch2023FilmSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseas Glory (voice)2023TVClone Highas Harriet Tubman (voice)2023TVMulliganas General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice)2023FilmWe Lost Our Humanas Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)2023TVKiffas Professor Totsy (voice)2023TVHistory of the World: Part IIas Runaway Slave2022Film"I Fell in Love with the World"as Woman 22022TVSherrias Self - Guest2022FilmHello, Goodbye, and Everything in Betweenas Stella2022TVThe Bearas Sydney Adamu2021TVAbbott Elementaryas Ayesha2021FilmCicadaas Nikki2021TVThe Premiseas Eve Stone2021FilmHow It Endsas Stand Up2021FilmAs of Yetas Khadijah2021TVPAUSE with Sam Jayas Party Guest2020FilmShithouseas Emily (uncredited)2020TVAyo and Rachel are Singleas Ayo2020TVBIGTOP BURGERas Frances (Voice)2020TVFan Fiction Showdown2019TVDickinsonas Hattie2019TVThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self2019TVI Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinsonas VR Shopping Spree Host2018FilmPervert Everything2017TVBig Mouthas Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice)2017FilmIt Was Sometimes Like Thisas Ayo2015TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest2014TVLate Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest2014TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self2011TVBlack Mirroras Sandy2003TVJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self1996TVThe Daily Showas Self1988TVLIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Host1944TVGolden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee—FilmUntitled Barney the Dinosaur Film—FilmClarissaas Young Sally—TVProdigiesas Didi