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'''Adepero Oduye''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|d|ə|ˈ|p|ɛr|oʊ|_|oʊ|ˈ|d|uː|j|eɪ}} {{respell|AD|ə|PERR|oh|_|oh|DOO|yay}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/organization/standards-guidelines/mnop/#o|title=Say How: O|publisher=National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped|access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> (born January 11, 1978) is an American actress, director, singer, and writer. She is known for ''[[Pariah (2011 film)|Pariah]]'' (2011), ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' (2013), ''[[The Big Short (film)|The Big Short]]'' (2015), and ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]'' (2018).
'''Adepero Oduye''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|d|ə|ˈ|p|ɛr|oʊ|_|oʊ|ˈ|d|uː|j|eɪ}} {{respell|AD|ə|PERR|oh|_|oh|DOO|yay}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/organization/standards-guidelines/mnop/#o|title=Say How: O|publisher=National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped|access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> is an American actress, director, singer, and writer. She is known for ''[[Pariah (2011 film)|Pariah]]'' (2011), ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' (2013), ''[[The Big Short (film)|The Big Short]]'' (2015), and ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]'' (2018).


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Adepero Oduye was born in Brooklyn, New York, one of seven children of [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] parents. Although she graduated pre-med from [[Cornell University]], she decided to pursue her passion for acting upon graduation.<ref name=yahoo>[https://movies.yahoo.com/person/adepero-oduye/biography.html Adepero Oduye- Biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204000643/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/adepero-oduye/biography.html |date=February 4, 2015 }}, [[Yahoo!]]</ref>
Adepero Oduye was born in Brooklyn, New York, one of seven children of [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] parents. Although she graduated pre-med from [[Cornell University]], she decided to pursue her passion for acting upon graduation.<ref name=yahoo>[https://movies.yahoo.com/person/adepero-oduye/biography.html Adepero Oduye- Biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204000643/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/adepero-oduye/biography.html |date=February 4, 2015}}, [[Yahoo!]]</ref>


Oduye's breakout role came in 2011 when she starred in [[Dee Rees]]' critically acclaimed and award-winning independent film ''[[Pariah (2011 film)|Pariah]]'', for which she received several awards and a nomination for Best Female Lead at the [[Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/09/power-list-adepero-oduye_n_1194265.html|title=The Power List: Adepero Oduye Primed For Hollywood Greatness|last1= Williams|first1=Brennan |website=HuffPost|date=January 1, 2012|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Cath Clarke|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jan/26/adepero-oduye-pariah|title=Hot Young Movie Stars: Adepero Oduye|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="yahoo" /> During her Golden Globe acceptance speech for ''The Iron Lady'', [[Meryl Streep]] mentioned some of her favorite performances of the year, highlighting Oduye in ''Pariah''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Meryl Streep - Golden Globe Best Actress Speech 2012 - Iron Lady|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt_xzFftXO0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618035427/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt_xzFftXO0 |archive-date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=|website=YouTube}}</ref> The following year, she joined an all-star cast in the [[Steel Magnolias (2012 film)|''Steel Magnolias'' television remake]] as Annelle Dupuy-Desoto, a role originated by [[Daryl Hannah]].<ref>Nellie Andreeva, [https://www.deadline.com/2012/03/queen-latifah-alfre-woodard-phylicia-rashad-lead-the-cast-of-lifetimes-steel-magnolias-remake/ Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard & Phylicia Rashad Lead The Cast Of Lifetime's 'Steel Magnolias' Remake], ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', March 19, 2012</ref><ref>Erin Strecker, [http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-remake-lifetime-trailer/ Lifetime's 'Steel Magnolias' remake: Watch trailer here], ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', June 3, 2012</ref>
Oduye's breakout role came in 2011 when she starred in [[Dee Rees]]' critically acclaimed and award-winning independent film ''[[Pariah (2011 film)|Pariah]]'', for which she received several awards and a nomination for Best Female Lead at the [[Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/09/power-list-adepero-oduye_n_1194265.html|title=The Power List: Adepero Oduye Primed For Hollywood Greatness|last=Williams|first=Brennan |website=HuffPost|date=January 1, 2012|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Cath Clarke|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jan/26/adepero-oduye-pariah|title=Hot Young Movie Stars: Adepero Oduye|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="yahoo" /> During her Golden Globe acceptance speech for ''The Iron Lady'', [[Meryl Streep]] mentioned some of her favorite performances of the year, highlighting Oduye in ''Pariah''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 14, 2012|title=Meryl Streep - Golden Globe Best Actress Speech 2012 - Iron Lady|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt_xzFftXO0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618035427/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt_xzFftXO0 |archive-date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=|website=YouTube}}</ref> The following year, she joined an all-star cast in the [[Steel Magnolias (2012 film)|''Steel Magnolias'' television remake]] as Annelle Dupuy-Desoto, a role originated by [[Daryl Hannah]].<ref>Nellie Andreeva, [https://deadline.com/2012/03/queen-latifah-alfre-woodard-phylicia-rashad-lead-the-cast-of-lifetimes-steel-magnolias-remake-246050/ Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard & Phylicia Rashad Lead The Cast Of Lifetime's 'Steel Magnolias' Remake], ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', March 19, 2012</ref><ref>Erin Strecker, [http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-remake-lifetime-trailer/ Lifetime's 'Steel Magnolias' remake: Watch trailer here] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817152226/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-remake-lifetime-trailer/ |date=August 17, 2012}}, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', June 3, 2012</ref>


In 2013, Oduye co-starred alongside [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] in [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]'s historical drama ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'', winner of the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture.<ref>[http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/91844c40-a449-11e1-bcc4-123138165f92 Ruth Negga Joins Cast Of "12 Years A Slave;" Adepero Oduye ("Pariah") Confirmed As Well] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525025556/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/91844c40-a449-11e1-bcc4-123138165f92|date=May 25, 2012}}, [[Shadow and Act]], May 22, 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://onobello.com/style-crush-nigerian-born-american-actress-adepero-oduye/#sthash.WaPuk2R5.ETBCRvBK.dpbs|title=Style Crush – Nigerian Born American Actress, Adepero Oduye|date=December 17, 2013|website=Onobello|access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref> She also appeared in [[Ava DuVernay]]'s short film ''The Door'' part of [[Miu Miu]]'s ad campaign known as ''The Women's Tales''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miumiu.com/en/women_tales/5/film|title="The Door" by Ava DuVernay Women's Tales #5|website=Miu Miu|access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, she made her directorial debut with ''Breaking In'', a short film about a young black man's first time being stopped and frisked by the NYPD, based on her brother's early experience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-adepero-oduye-highlights-police-harassment-in-new-short-film-breaking-in-20151229|title=Watch: Adepero Oduye Highlights Police Harassment in New Short Film, 'Breaking In'|last=Obenson|first=Tambay A.|website=Shadow and Act|access-date=16 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320013449/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-adepero-oduye-highlights-police-harassment-in-new-short-film-breaking-in-20151229|archive-date=March 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film has garnered several film festival acknowledgments and awards.
In 2013, Oduye co-starred alongside [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] in [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]'s historical drama ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'', winner of the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture.<ref>[http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/91844c40-a449-11e1-bcc4-123138165f92 Ruth Negga Joins Cast Of "12 Years A Slave;" Adepero Oduye ("Pariah") Confirmed As Well] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525025556/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/91844c40-a449-11e1-bcc4-123138165f92|date=May 25, 2012}}, [[Shadow and Act]], May 22, 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://onobello.com/style-crush-nigerian-born-american-actress-adepero-oduye/#sthash.WaPuk2R5.ETBCRvBK.dpbs|title=Style Crush – Nigerian Born American Actress, Adepero Oduye|date=December 17, 2013|website=Onobello|access-date=October 24, 2014|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026032819/http://onobello.com/style-crush-nigerian-born-american-actress-adepero-oduye/#sthash.WaPuk2R5.ETBCRvBK.dpbs|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also appeared in [[Ava DuVernay]]'s short film ''The Door'' part of [[Miu Miu]]'s ad campaign known as ''The Women's Tales''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miumiu.com/en/women_tales/5/film|title="The Door" by Ava DuVernay Women's Tales #5|website=Miu Miu|access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, she made her directorial debut with ''Breaking In'', a short film about a young black man's first time being stopped and frisked by the NYPD, based on her brother's early experience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-adepero-oduye-highlights-police-harassment-in-new-short-film-breaking-in-20151229|title=Watch: Adepero Oduye Highlights Police Harassment in New Short Film, 'Breaking In'|last=Obenson|first=Tambay A.|website=Shadow and Act|access-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320013449/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-adepero-oduye-highlights-police-harassment-in-new-short-film-breaking-in-20151229|archive-date=March 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film has garnered several film festival acknowledgments and awards.


After several lead roles in regional theater productions, including ''[[Eclipsed (play)|Eclipsed]]'' and ''[[The Bluest Eye]]'', Oduye made her Broadway debut opposite [[Cicely Tyson]] in Horton Foote's ''[[The Trip to Bountiful (play)|The Trip To Bountiful]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/09artsct.html|title=A Girl Lost in a Chasm of Race|last=Gold|first=Sylviane|date=March 9, 2008|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/adepero-oduye-will-succeed-condola-rashad-in-broadways-trip-to-bountiful-com-207543|title=Adepero Oduye Will Succeed Condola Rashad in Broadway's Trip to Bountiful {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
After several lead roles in regional theater productions, including ''[[Eclipsed (play)|Eclipsed]]'' and ''[[The Bluest Eye]]'', Oduye made her Broadway debut opposite [[Cicely Tyson]] in Horton Foote's ''[[The Trip to Bountiful (play)|The Trip To Bountiful]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/09artsct.html|title=A Girl Lost in a Chasm of Race|last=Gold|first=Sylviane|date=March 9, 2008|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/adepero-oduye-will-succeed-condola-rashad-in-broadways-trip-to-bountiful-com-207543|title=Adepero Oduye Will Succeed Condola Rashad in Broadway's Trip to Bountiful {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref>


In 2015, Oduye co-starred with [[Steve Carell]] in [[Adam McKay]]'s comedy-drama ''[[The Big Short (film)|The Big Short]]'', which won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2017, she co-starred in the drama thriller [[The Dinner (2017 film)|''The Dinner'']], with [[Richard Gere]]. In 2018, she appeared in films ''[[Geostorm]]'' and ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]''. In 2019, she played activist [[Helene Nomsa Brath|Nomsa Brath]] in the [[Ava DuVernay]]'s miniseries ''[[When They See Us]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/see-netflix-cast-who-plays-17087596|title=When They See Us on Netflix cast list reveals who plays who in true crime drama|first=Lewis|last=Knight|date=June 24, 2019|website=mirror}}</ref>
In 2015, Oduye co-starred with [[Steve Carell]] in [[Adam McKay]]'s comedy-drama ''[[The Big Short (film)|The Big Short]]'', which won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2017, she co-starred in the drama thriller [[The Dinner (2017 film)|''The Dinner'']], with [[Richard Gere]]. In 2018, she appeared in films ''[[Geostorm]]'' and ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]''. In 2019, she played activist [[Helene Nomsa Brath|Nomsa Brath]] in the [[Ava DuVernay]]'s miniseries ''[[When They See Us]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/see-netflix-cast-who-plays-17087596|title=When They See Us on Netflix cast list reveals who plays who in true crime drama|first=Lewis|last=Knight|date=June 24, 2019|website=mirror}}</ref>
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| Television film<br/>[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special]]<br/>Nominated – [[Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
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==Features==
==Features==
* ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' – Hollywood Issue Cover (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/01/hollywood-cover-rooney-mara-jessica-chastain-jennifer-lawrence|title=The 2012 Hollywood Cover, Revealed: 11 Thoroughly Modern Actresses|website=Vanity Fair|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' – Hollywood Issue Cover (2012)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/01/hollywood-cover-rooney-mara-jessica-chastain-jennifer-lawrence|title=The 2012 Hollywood Cover, Revealed: 11 Thoroughly Modern Actresses|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=January 31, 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[The New York Times]]'' – Great Performances (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/06/magazine/13villains.html|title=Touch of Evil: Cinematic Villainy From the Year's Best Performers |work=The New York Times |access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[The New York Times]]'' – Great Performances (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/06/magazine/13villains.html|title=Touch of Evil: Cinematic Villainy From the Year's Best Performers |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' – Great Performances (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/3785940/oscars-2012-great-performances/|title=Oscars 2012: Great Performances|last=Matutschovsky|first=Natalie|website=Time|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' – Great Performances (2012)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3785940/oscars-2012-great-performances/|title=Oscars 2012: Great Performances|last=Matutschovsky|first=Natalie|magazine=Time|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'' – Best Performances issue (February 2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2012/02/michael-fassbender-leading-man-ss/|title=Best Performances|date=February 1, 2012|website=[[W (magazine)|W]]|access-date=16 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319164800/http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2012/02/michael-fassbender-leading-man-ss/|archive-date=March 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'' – Best Performances issue (February 2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2012/02/michael-fassbender-leading-man-ss/|title=Best Performances|date=February 1, 2012|website=[[W (magazine)|W]]|access-date=16 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319164800/http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2012/02/michael-fassbender-leading-man-ss/|archive-date=March 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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Adepero Oduye
Oduye at the New York Film Festival, October 8, 2013
Born
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationCornell University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • singer
  • writer
Years active2002–present

Adepero Oduye (/ˌædəˈpɛroʊ oʊˈduːjeɪ/ AD-ə-PERR-oh oh-DOO-yay)[1] is an American actress, director, singer, and writer. She is known for Pariah (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Big Short (2015), and Widows (2018).

Life and career

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Adepero Oduye was born in Brooklyn, New York, one of seven children of Nigerian parents. Although she graduated pre-med from Cornell University, she decided to pursue her passion for acting upon graduation.[2]

Oduye's breakout role came in 2011 when she starred in Dee Rees' critically acclaimed and award-winning independent film Pariah, for which she received several awards and a nomination for Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards.[3][4][2] During her Golden Globe acceptance speech for The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep mentioned some of her favorite performances of the year, highlighting Oduye in Pariah.[5] The following year, she joined an all-star cast in the Steel Magnolias television remake as Annelle Dupuy-Desoto, a role originated by Daryl Hannah.[6][7]

In 2013, Oduye co-starred alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor in Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years a Slave, winner of the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture.[8][9] She also appeared in Ava DuVernay's short film The Door part of Miu Miu's ad campaign known as The Women's Tales.[10] In 2014, she made her directorial debut with Breaking In, a short film about a young black man's first time being stopped and frisked by the NYPD, based on her brother's early experience.[11] The film has garnered several film festival acknowledgments and awards.

After several lead roles in regional theater productions, including Eclipsed and The Bluest Eye, Oduye made her Broadway debut opposite Cicely Tyson in Horton Foote's The Trip To Bountiful.[12][13]

In 2015, Oduye co-starred with Steve Carell in Adam McKay's comedy-drama The Big Short, which won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2017, she co-starred in the drama thriller The Dinner, with Richard Gere. In 2018, she appeared in films Geostorm and Widows. In 2019, she played activist Nomsa Brath in the Ava DuVernay's miniseries When They See Us.[14]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Water Woman Short film
2004 Fall Short film
On the Outs Adepero
2006 Thee and a Half Thoughts Bodega Woman Short film
Half Nelson Crack Smoker
The Tested Mom Short film
2007 Pariah Alike Short film
2009 Sub Rosa Ayesha Short film
If I Leap Zipporah Short film
2010 This Is Poetry Wife Short film
Tags Shayla Johns Short film
2011 Men in Love Leo's Ex Short film
Pariah Alike Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Denver Film Festival Rising Star Award
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Actress
Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble
2013 The Door L Short film
12 Years a Slave Eliza African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Gold Derby Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated — Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Cast
2015 My Name Is David His Date
Artemis Fall Commander Aiden Collins Short film
Outliving Emily Meg (Segment 5)
The Big Short Kathy Tao Nominated — Gold Derby Award for Best Ensemble Cast
2017 Geostorm Adisa
The Dinner Nina
2018 Galveston Loraine
Wanderland ANAIS – The Master of the Wind Short film
Widows Breechelle
Viper Club Keisha
2020 Tazmanian Devil Elizabeth Ayodele
2020 Imitation Nkem Short film
2021 Out/Side of Time Daughter 32 Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Law & Order Traci Sands 1 episode
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jackie 1 episode
2007 Wifey Kadijah Television film
2009 The Unusuals Regina Plank 1 episode
2010 Louie Tarese 1 episode
2012 Steel Magnolias Annelle Dupuy Desoto Television film
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress
2017-2019 The Feels Ife 5 episodes
2018 Random Acts of Flyness Aunt Denise 2 episodes
2019 When They See Us Nomsa Brath Miniseries, 3 episodes
2020 Monsterland Amy Cooke Episode: "Newark, New Jersey"
2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Sarah Wilson Miniseries, 5 episodes
2022 Five Days at Memorial Karen Wynn Miniseries
2024 Eric Cecile Miniseries

Features

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References

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  2. ^ a b Adepero Oduye- Biography Archived February 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Yahoo!
  3. ^ Williams, Brennan (January 1, 2012). "The Power List: Adepero Oduye Primed For Hollywood Greatness". HuffPost. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  4. ^ Cath Clarke (January 26, 2012). "Hot Young Movie Stars: Adepero Oduye". The Guardian. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "Meryl Streep - Golden Globe Best Actress Speech 2012 - Iron Lady". YouTube. June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014.
  6. ^ Nellie Andreeva, Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard & Phylicia Rashad Lead The Cast Of Lifetime's 'Steel Magnolias' Remake, Deadline Hollywood, March 19, 2012
  7. ^ Erin Strecker, Lifetime's 'Steel Magnolias' remake: Watch trailer here Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Entertainment Weekly, June 3, 2012
  8. ^ Ruth Negga Joins Cast Of "12 Years A Slave;" Adepero Oduye ("Pariah") Confirmed As Well Archived May 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Shadow and Act, May 22, 2012
  9. ^ "Style Crush – Nigerian Born American Actress, Adepero Oduye". Onobello. December 17, 2013. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  10. ^ ""The Door" by Ava DuVernay Women's Tales #5". Miu Miu. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  11. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. "Watch: Adepero Oduye Highlights Police Harassment in New Short Film, 'Breaking In'". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  12. ^ Gold, Sylviane (March 9, 2008). "A Girl Lost in a Chasm of Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  13. ^ "Adepero Oduye Will Succeed Condola Rashad in Broadway's Trip to Bountiful | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  14. ^ Knight, Lewis (June 24, 2019). "When They See Us on Netflix cast list reveals who plays who in true crime drama". mirror.
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  16. ^ "Touch of Evil: Cinematic Villainy From the Year's Best Performers". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
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