Adepero Oduye

Biography

Adepero Oduye, an American actress, director, singer, and writer, was born in Brooklyn and studied pre-med at Cornell University before turning to acting. Her breakout came in 2011 with Dee Rees's Pariah, which brought her several awards and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. She then appeared in the television remake Steel Magnolias (2012) and in 12 Years a Slave (2013). Her other films include The Big Short (2015), The Dinner (2017), Geostorm (2018), and Widows (2018), and she played Nomsa Brath in the 2019 miniseries When They See Us. She made her directorial debut with the short Breaking In (2014) and has performed on Broadway in The Trip to Bountiful.

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 7 years2011 to 2018

Genres

Drama83%, 5 films
Thriller67%, 4 films
Action33%, 2 films
Crime17%, 1 film
Mystery17%, 1 film

First and latest

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A change of course
Oduye graduated pre-med from Cornell University, but upon graduation she chose to follow her passion for acting instead of that path.
Big break
In 2011, Adepero Oduye took the lead in Pariah, an independent film by Dee Rees that won awards and praise from critics. Her work brought her several awards plus a Best Female Lead nomination at the Independent Spirit Awards.
Behind the award
During her Golden Globe acceptance speech for The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep named Oduye's Pariah performance among her favorite performances of the year.
First role
Before reaching Broadway, Oduye had already played leads in regional theater, such as Eclipsed and The Bluest Eye. She then appeared opposite Cicely Tyson in Horton Foote's The Trip To Bountiful.

Adepero Oduye movies on Netflix

Galveston2018IMDb rating 6.2as Loraine
Viper Club2018IMDb rating 5.7as Keisha
Geostorm2017IMDb rating 5.4as Eni Adisa
The Dinner2017IMDb rating 4.5as Nina
Steel Magnolias2012IMDb rating 5.4as Annelle
Pariah2011IMDb rating 7.2as Alike

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Pariah2011 Dramaas Alike
IMDb rating 7.28.2K votes
Galveston2018 Action, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Loraine
IMDb rating 6.217K votes
Geostorm2017as Eni Adisa
IMDb rating 5.4135K votes
The Dinner2017as Nina
IMDb rating 4.510K votes
Steel Magnolias2012as Annelle
IMDb rating 5.42.6K votes
Viper Club2018as Keisha
IMDb rating 5.7695 votes

Worked with

Adepero Oduye made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Susan Sarandon

Ed Harris

Andy Garcia

Beau Bridges

Steve Coogan

Alfre Woodard

Dean DevlinDirector, 1 film

Mélanie LaurentDirector, 1 film Oren MovermanDirector, 1 film

Films together

Susan Sarandon1 film together, 2018
Susan Sarandon's page
- Viper Club2018IMDb rating 5.7Oduye as KeishaSarandon as Helen
Ed Harris1 film together, 2017
Ed Harris's page
- Geostorm2017IMDb rating 5.4Oduye as Eni AdisaHarris as Leonard Dekkom
Andy Garcia1 film together, 2017
Andy Garcia's page
- Geostorm2017IMDb rating 5.4Oduye as Eni AdisaGarcia as President Andrew Palma
Beau Bridges1 film together, 2018
Beau Bridges's page
- Galveston2018IMDb rating 6.2Oduye as LoraineBridges as Stan
Steve Coogan1 film together, 2017
Steve Coogan's page
- The Dinner2017IMDb rating 4.5Oduye as NinaCoogan as Paul Lohman
Alfre Woodard1 film together, 2012
Alfre Woodard's page
- Steel Magnolias2012IMDb rating 5.4Oduye as AnnelleWoodard as Ouiser
Dean DevlinDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Dean Devlin
- Geostorm2017IMDb rating 5.4Oduye as Eni Adisa
Mélanie LaurentDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Mélanie Laurent
- Galveston2018IMDb rating 6.2Oduye as Loraine
Oren MovermanDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Oren Moverman
- The Dinner2017IMDb rating 4.5Oduye as Nina

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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