01/11/1978
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA:
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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Lines (2021) as |
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Tazmanian Devil (2020) as Elizabeth Ayodele |
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Widows (2018) as Breechelle |
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Viper Club (2018) as Keisha |
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Galveston (2018) as Loraine |
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Geostorm (2017) as Eni Adisa |
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The Dinner (2017) as Nina |
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To Be Free (2017) as Nina Simone |
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The Big Short (2015) as Kathy Tao |
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Emily & Tim (2015) as Meg (Segment 5) |
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12 Years a Slave (2013) as Eliza |
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The Door (2013) as O |
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Steel Magnolias (2012) as Annelle |
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Pariah (2011) as Alike |
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If I Leap (2009) as Zipporah |
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Pariah (2007) as Alike |
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Half Nelson (2006) as Crack Smoker |
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On the Outs (2005) as Adepero |
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My Name Is David () as His Date |
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To Be Free (2017) Director |
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To Be Free (2017) Writer |
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Breaking In (2014) Director |