Adepero Oduye Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Adepero Oduye

Adepero Oduye

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Pariah movie poster
MOVIE

Pariah

6.8(0.2K)
Pariah
Alike
12 Years a Slave movie poster
MOVIE

12 Years a Slave

7.9(12.0K)
12 Years a Slave
Eliza
If I LeapMOVIE
MOVIE
If I Leap
Zipporah
Steel Magnolias movie poster
MOVIE

Steel Magnolias

6.9(0.1K)
Steel Magnolias
Annelle
The DoorMOVIE
MOVIE

The Door

4.0(0.0K)
The Door
O
The Big Short movie poster
MOVIE

The Big Short

7.4(9.8K)
The Big Short
Kathy Tao
On the Outs movie poster
MOVIE

On the Outs

5.9(0.0K)
On the Outs
Adepero
Emily & Tim movie poster
MOVIE

Emily & Tim

5.6(0.0K)
Emily & Tim
Meg (Segment 5)
Half Nelson movie poster
MOVIE

Half Nelson

6.6(1.0K)
Half Nelson
Crack Smoker
The Dinner movie poster
MOVIE

The Dinner

4.6(0.3K)
The Dinner
Nina

Production

Gallery

Adepero Oduye portrait
Adepero Oduye portrait