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, two

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, and a

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, as well as a nomination for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the episode " Napkins". Edebiri has been a writer and voice actor on '' Big Mouth'' since 2020 and was a writer for the comedy series '' What We Do in the Shadows'' in 2022. In 2023, she voiced roles in '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' and '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'' and starred in the comedies '' Theater Camp'' and '' Bottoms''. She also voiced Envy in Pixar's ''

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'' (2024).

Early life and education

Edebiri was born in

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on October 3, 1995, to a Bajan mother and an

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father from

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. She is an only child, and she grew up in the Dorchester neighborhood. Her family is

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and she regularly attended church services with her parents. She first became interested in comedy through her eighth grade drama class leading her to join the

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club at

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. She went to

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, where she initially intended to study teaching before switching her major to

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. During her junior year of college, Edebiri began pursuing a comedy career and became an intern at the

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Career

2014–2021: Early work

In 2014, Edebiri acted in an episode of the series ''Defectives''. She started her career as a stand-up comedian and performed a stand-up set on

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's ''Up Next''. Her scripted digital series ''Ayo and Rachel Are Single'' began airing on Comedy Central in May 2020, which she co-wrote and co-starred in with her friend and fellow comedian Rachel Sennott. Edebiri made her film debut in the 2020 comedy-drama '' Shithouse'' in an uncredited role. She co-hosted a podcast called ''Iconography'' with Olivia Craighead in which guests were interviewed about their shared personal icons. The podcast was produced by Forever Dog and the second season was released in 2020. A television writer, Edebiri wrote for the sole seasons of '' The Rundown with Robin Thede'' and NBC's ''Sunnyside''. She joined the writing staff of '' Big Mouth'' for the show's fourth season. After

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stepped down from voicing the character Missy so the role could be played by a Black actress, Edebiri auditioned and was selected as the replacement in August 2020. Her voice acting as the character began at the end of the show's fourth season. She was a writer and actress in '' Dickinson'''s second season on

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, where she first worked with Christopher Storer, who later created ''The Bear''. She acted in a supporting role in the 2022 film adaptation of the Jennifer E. Smith young adult novel ''

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''.

2022–present: Breakthrough and ''The Bear''

In 2022, Edebiri gained wider prominence as a main cast member on the FX on

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series '' The Bear''. She received a

, and

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in addition to nominations from the

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and the Critics' Choice Awards for her role as Sydney Adamu, an ambitious young

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. Lucy Mangan of ''

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'' praised her performance declaring her "magnificent" and "still lighting up and punching up every scene she is in". Edebiri made her directorial debut in the season three episode " Napkins" (2024). In January 2025 she was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series for the episode. Also in 2022, she became a writer and consulting producer on the FX series '' What We Do in the Shadows'', earning a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy for the episode "Private School". Edebiri coproduced, appeared and served as a writer on '' Mulligan'' (2023), an animated series for

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. She provided voice acting as Ham in the Netflix interactive special ''We Lost Our Human''. In the same year, she appeared in an episode of the

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Hulu series '' History of the World, Part II'' and the ''

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'' episode " Joan Is Awful". She also voiced roles in the

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series '' Kiff'' and the

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series '' Clone High''. Later in 2023, she voiced Glory Grant in the animated superhero sequel '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' and

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in the animated '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem''. Both films were financially successful. In 2023, she starred in the

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comedy film '' Theater Camp'' alongside Molly Gordon and

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. The film premiered at the

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to positive reviews, with many comparing it to the films of

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. Later that year, she guest starred in '' Abbott Elementary'' and starred in the teen sex comedy '' Bottoms'' opposite Rachel Sennott. ''Bottoms'' premiered at

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. Katie Walsh of ''

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'' wrote, "Sennott and Edebiri deliver two of the funniest performances of the year". She appeared in the film '' The Sweet East'' directed by Sean Price Williams, which premiered at the

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at the Directors' Fortnight. She won the

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in 2024; as

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won the

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that same year, that was the first year that two Black actresses won the two female comedy acting categories in the Primetime Emmys. Edebiri hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' with musical guest

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in 2024. In a sketch, Edebiri indirectly acknowledged having criticized Lopez previously on the podcast ''Scam Goddess''. She voiced Envy in the

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film ''

'' (2024), a sequel to the first film. Edebiri appeared as a crazed woman in the music video for Tyler, The Creator's 2024 single, " Noid". In February 2025, she directed the music video for

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's song, "Terrapin", which starred

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. Edebiri starred in the 2025 A24 horror film '' Opus'', co-starring John Malkovich. She will play a supporting role in James L. Brooks's comedy film '' Ella McCay''. In February 2025, it was announced that Edebiri was in talks to star in and write a film based on the children's television show ''

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'' for A24,

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, and producer

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Personal life

Edebiri is a member of the

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and has frequently canvassed for the organization. She is

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. In the mid-2020s, a running joke led to Edebiri being described as an "honorary Irishwoman". During a red carpet interview in 2023, she said in jest that she had played the role of "Jenny the Donkey" in the film '' The Banshees of Inisherin'' and in the process developed a deep connection with

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. The video clip of her telling the joke quickly went viral amongst Irish social media users, who leaned into the joke by saying as fact that Edebiri was Irish. She reciprocated and began referring to Ireland as her home country in media interviews, thanking Ireland in award speeches, and generally playing into the idea of herself being Irish. In turn this continued to increase her popularity in Ireland and led to her "adoption" as an "honorary Irishwoman".

Acting credits

Film

Television

Music videos

Writing credits

Awards and nominations

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