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Adepero Oduye

Acting 48 years old Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ★ 0.7
Born: January 11, 1978

Biography

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 Fela!, in the AEA workshop, directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones.

Ms. Oduye first starred for writer/director Dee Rees as Alike in the award-winning short film Pariah. Among the other shorts that she has starred in are Gabriele Zamparini's Water; Russell Costanzo's The Tested; and Nadiah Hamzah's Sub Rosa.

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Known For

The Big Short
The Big Short Kathy Tao 2015
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave Eliza 2013
Widows
Widows Breechelle 2018
Geostorm
Geostorm Eni Adisa 2017
The Dinner
The Dinner Nina 2017

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Widows
Widows Breechelle 2018

Filmography

Acting Credits (28)

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (1)

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