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Ayo Edebiri

Acting

Born October 3, 1995 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as Funmilayo Edebiri

Biography

Funmilayo "Ayo" Edebiri is an American actress, comedian, television writer, and director. She played chef Sydney Adamu in the drama series The Bear (2022–2026), for which she won a Golden Globe Award, two Actor Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the episode "Napkins" and Writers Guild of America Award for co-writing "Worms".

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Awards & recognition

  • Critics' Choice Television Award — Best Actress in a Comedy Series · 2023
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 2023
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series · 2023
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series · 2022

Filmography47 titles

Dickinson

2019as Hattie

Kiff

2023as Professor Totsy (voice)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023as Glory (voice)

Black Mirror

2011as Sandy

The Bear

2022as Sydney Adamu

Craig of the Creek

2018Story

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025as Self

What We Do in the Shadows

2019Consulting Producer, Writer

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2024as April O'Neil (voice)

Everybody Still Hates Chris

2024as Roxanne (voice)

Big Mouth

2017as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)

Inside Out 2

2024as Envy (voice)

Abbott Elementary

2021as Ayesha

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023as April O'Neil (voice)

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Lorne

2026as Self

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

2019as VR Shopping Spree Host

Shithouse

2020as Emily (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025as Self

Bottoms

2023as Josie

Clone High

2023as Harriet Tubman (voice)

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

2025as Self - Actress and Comedian

I Love LA

2025as Mimi Rush

The Sweet East

2023as Molly

Theater Camp

2023as Janet Walch

The Daily Show

1996as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between

2022as Stella

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

Omni Loop

2024as Paula

Cicada

2020as Nikki

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Opus

2025as Ariel Ecton

After the Hunt

2025as Maggie Resnick

History of the World: Part II

2023as Runaway Slave

Ella McCay

2025as Susan

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

Mulligan

2023as General Scarpaccio / Jayson Moody (voice)

As of Yet

2021as Khadijah

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self - Guest

How It Ends

2021as Stand Up

We Lost Our Human

2023as Ham / Future Ham / Hamling (voice)

The View

1997as Self

PAUSE with Sam Jay

2021as Party Guest

Sherri

2022as Self - Guest