Ayo Edebiri
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 …
Also Known As
Funmilayo Edebiri
Acting (50)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
April O'Neil (voice)
Clarissa
Young Sally
Lorne
Self
Ella McCay
Susan
After the Hunt
Maggie Resnick
Opus
Ariel Ecton
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
Self
Omni Loop
Paula
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
April O'Neil (voice)
Inside Out 2
Envy (voice)
Don't Look at That
My Ride with Uber and Lyft
Tree's Blood
Elviria (voice)
The Sweet East
Molly
Bottoms
Josie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
April O'Neil (voice)
Theater Camp
Janet Walch
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Glory (voice)
Clone High
Harriet Tubman (voice)
Mulligan
General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice)
We Lost Our Human
Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)
Kiff
Professor Totsy (voice)
History of the World: Part II
Runaway Slave
"I Fell in Love with the World"
Woman 2
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Stella
The Bear
Sydney Adamu
Abbott Elementary
Ayesha
Cicada
Nikki
The Premise
Eve Stone
How It Ends
Stand Up
As of Yet
Khadijah
PAUSE with Sam Jay
Party Guest
Shithouse
Emily (uncredited)
Ayo and Rachel are Single
Ayo
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
VR Shopping Spree Host
Pervert Everything
It Was Sometimes Like This
Ayo
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Black Mirror
Sandy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Barney the Dinosaur
Ally
(voice)
Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film
Crew (17)
Prodigies
Executive Producer
2027Mulligan
Co-Producer
2023Mulligan
Writer
2023The Bear
Co-Executive Producer
2022The Bear
Director
2022The Bear
Writer
2022Ayo and Rachel are Single
Writer
2020Ayo and Rachel are Single
Creator
2020
Dickinson
Staff Writer
2019Dickinson
Writer
2019
Sunnyside
Writer
2019Sunnyside
Story Editor
2019
What We Do in the Shadows
Consulting Producer
2019What We Do in the Shadows
Writer
2019
Craig of the Creek
Story
2018It Was Sometimes Like This
Writer
2017Barney the Dinosaur
Writer