The Big Short2015
As Kathy Tao
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Adepero Oduye
Born
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 (20)
Geostorm2017
As Eni Adisa
TMDb 6.1 / 10
12 Years a Slave2013
As Eliza
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Widows2018
As Breechelle
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Dinner2017
As Nina
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Galveston2018
As Loraine
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Half Nelson2006
As Crack Smoker
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Emily & Tim2015
As Meg (Segment 5)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Steel Magnolias2012
As Annelle
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Pariah2011
As Alike
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Door
The Door2013
As O
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Pariah2007
As Alike
TMDb 4.5 / 10
My Name Is David2015
As His Date
Viper Club2018
As Keisha
TMDb 5.5 / 10
On the Outs2005
As Adepero
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Lines2021
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Wanderland2018
As Anais
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Tazmanian Devil2020
As Elizabeth Ayodele
TMDb 7.0 / 10
If I Leap
If I Leap2009
As Zipporah
To Be Free2017
As Nina Simone
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb