Cast & creator
Ayo Edebiri
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers
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).
Also known as: Funmilayo Edebiri
31
film credits
50
television credits
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1944–2027 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (81)
Showing 81 of 81 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Black Mirror
Sandy
2011
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
The Bear
Sydney Adamu
2022The Bear
Co-Executive Producer
2022The Bear
Director
2022The Bear
Writer
2022
Craig of the Creek
Story
2018
Abbott Elementary
Ayesha
2021
What We Do in the Shadows
Consulting Producer
2019What We Do in the Shadows
Writer
2019
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Glory (voice)
2023
Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald / Mosaic Missy (voice)
2017Big Mouth
Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
2017
Inside Out 2
Envy (voice)
2024
Kiff
Professor Totsy (voice)
2023
History of the World: Part II
Runaway Slave
2023
Dickinson
Hattie
2019Dickinson
Staff Writer
2019Dickinson
Writer
2019
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
April O'Neil (voice)
2023
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Roxanne (voice)
2024
Mulligan
General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice)
2023Mulligan
Co-Producer
2023Mulligan
Writer
2023
After the Hunt
Maggie Resnick
2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress and Comedian
2025
Clone High
Harriet Tubman (voice)
2023
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
VR Shopping Spree Host
2019
I Love LA
Mimi Rush
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
April O'Neil (voice)
2024
Ella McCay
Susan
2025
Bottoms
Josie
2023
The Premise
Eve Stone
2021
Opus
Ariel Ecton
2025
Sunnyside
Writer
2019Sunnyside
Story Editor
2019
Theater Camp
Janet Walch
2023
BIGTOP BURGER
Frances (Voice)
2020
Lorne
Self
2026
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Stella
2022
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Omni Loop
Paula
2024
PAUSE with Sam Jay
Party Guest
2021
The Sweet East
Molly
2023
How It Ends
Stand Up
2021
We Lost Our Human
Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
April O'Neil (voice)
2027
Clarissa
Young Sally
2026
Ayo and Rachel are Single
Ayo
2020Ayo and Rachel are Single
Writer
2020Ayo and Rachel are Single
Creator
2020Prodigies
Didi
Prodigies
Executive Producer
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
Self
2024
Fan Fiction Showdown
2020
Cicada
Nikki
2021
Shithouse
Emily (uncredited)
2020
It Was Sometimes Like This
Ayo
2017It Was Sometimes Like This
Writer
2017
Ally
(voice)
"I Fell in Love with the World"
Woman 2
2022
Tree's Blood
Elviria (voice)
2023Barney the Dinosaur
Barney the Dinosaur
Writer
Don't Look at That
2024
As of Yet
Khadijah
2021
Pervert Everything
2018