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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.1052 |
| Birthday | 1978-01-11 |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As |
2011
Pariah
6.8/164
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12 Years a Slave
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If I Leap
0/0
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Steel Magnolias
6.902/66
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Steel Magnolias
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The Door
4/3
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The Door
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The Big Short
7.365/9798
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
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On the Outs
5.885/13
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Emily & Tim
5.6/11
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Half Nelson
6.641/948
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The Dinner
4.555/317
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Galveston
6.113/544
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Geostorm
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To Be Free
6/1
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Viper Club
5.4/22
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Widows
6.488/2465
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Pariah
2.7/3
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Tazmanian Devil
7/1
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Lines
2/1
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