Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: John Ridley,
Cast: Adepero Oduye, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Scoot McNairy,
Director: Kenny Leon
Writers: Robert Harling,
Cast: Adepero Oduye, Alfre Woodard, Anna Colwell, Dola Rashad, Jill Scott, Lance Gross, Michael Beasley, Phylicia Rash?d, Queen Latifah, Tory Kittles,
Director: Dee Rees
Writers: Dee Rees,
Cast: Aasha Davis, Adepero Oduye, Afton Williamson, Charles Parnell, Kim Wayans, Pernell Walker, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Sahra Mellesse, Shamika Cotton, Zabryna Guevara,