Adepero Oduye
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; and...
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; and...
Known For
Cast Credits
Tazmanian Devil
as Elizabeth Ayodele
Widows
as Breechelle
Viper Club
as Keisha
Galveston
as Loraine
Geostorm
as Eni Adisa
The Dinner
as Nina
To Be Free
as Nina Simone
The Big Short
as Kathy Tao
Emily & Tim
as Meg (Segment 5)
12 Years a Slave
as Eliza
The Door
as O
Steel Magnolias
as Annelle
Pariah
as Alike
If I Leap
as Zipporah
Pariah
as Alike
Half Nelson
as Crack Smoker
On the Outs
as Adepero
My Name Is David
as His Date
Crew Credits
To Be Free
Director
Breaking In
Director