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 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.

Adepero Oduye is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 29 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Eric (2024), Five Days at Memorial (2022), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), Geostorm (2017), The Dinner (2017), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). The recorded credits span 1990 to 2024, including 20 movies and 9 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.