Adepero Oduye
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
11 Jan 1978
Age
48 Years
Born In
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
28
Years Active
34 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.3 ★
Overview
Adepero Oduye hails from Brooklyn, New York City by way of Nigeria. She is a graduate of Cornell University; and has studied acting with Wynn Handman, Austin Pendleton, and Susan Batson. Her name is pronounced "Add-eh-pair-o Oh-due-yay." Her theatre credits include Danai Gurira's play Eclipsed, at the Yale Repertory Theatre; The Bluest Eye, at the Hartford Stage and Long Wharf Theatres;...
Known For
Filmography
tv
Eric
Eric
as Cecile
tv
Five Days at Memorial
Five Days at Memorial
as Karen Wynn
tv
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
as Sarah Wilson
movie
Lines
Lines
tv
Monsterland
Monsterland
as Amy Cooke
movie
Tazmanian Devil
Tazmanian Devil
as Elizabeth Ayodele
tv
When They See Us
When They See Us
as Nomsa Brath
movie
Widows
Widows
as Breechelle
movie
Viper Club
Viper Club
as Keisha
movie
Galveston
Galveston
as Loraine
movie
Geostorm
Geostorm
as Eni Adisa
movie
The Dinner
The Dinner
as Nina
movie
To Be Free
To Be Free
as Nina Simone
movie
The Big Short
The Big Short
as Kathy Tao
movie
Emily & Tim
Emily & Tim
as Meg (Segment 5)
movie
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
as Eliza
movie
The Door
The Door
as O
movie
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
as Annelle
movie
Pariah
Pariah
as Alike
tv
Louie
Louie
as Tarese
tv
The Unusuals
The Unusuals
as Regina Plank
movie
If I Leap
If I Leap
as Zipporah
movie
Pariah
Pariah
as Alike
movie
Half Nelson
Half Nelson
as Crack Smoker
movie
On the Outs
On the Outs
as Adepero
tv
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jackie
tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Traci Sands
movie
My Name Is David
My Name Is David
as His Date