Adepero Oduye
Actor · Director · Writer
Born Jan 11, 1978 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Active 1990–present
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.
Filmography
12 Years a Slave (2013) — ElizaThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) — Sarah WilsonThe Big Short (2015) — Kathy TaoWhen They See Us (2019) — Nomsa BrathGeostorm (2017) — Eni AdisaWidows (2018) — BreechelleLouie (2010) — TareseLaw & Order (1990) — Traci SandsHalf Nelson (2006) — Crack SmokerLaw & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — JackieFive Days at Memorial (2022) — Karen WynnEric (2024) — CecileGalveston (2018) — LorainePariah (2011) — AlikeMonsterland (2020) — Amy CookeSteel Magnolias (2012) — AnnelleThe Unusuals (2009) — Regina PlankThe Dinner (2017) — NinaViper Club (2018) — KeishaOn the Outs (2005) — AdeperoEmily & Tim (2015) — Meg (Segment 5)Tazmanian Devil (2020) — Elizabeth AyodeleWanderland (2018) — AnaisTo Be Free (2017) — Nina Simone · Director · Writer