Ego Nwodim
Biography
Ego Nwodim is an American actress and comedian who came up through improv and sketch comedy before joining the cast of Saturday Night Live. Born in Baltimore, she earned a biology degree from the University of Southern California and later took classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles, where she performed regularly and staged a one-woman show. She was named a New Face at the 2016 Just for Laughs festival and took part in the CBS Diversity Showcase that year, and her early screen work included a three-episode arc on Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders and a role on 2 Broke Girls. She became a featured player on Saturday Night Live in 2018 and a repertory player in 2020, and she left the show in 2025. She also started the podcast Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim, which won a 2025 Ambie Award.
38years old
Turns 39 on March 10in 149 days
- Born Baltimore
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim (birth name)Also credited as Egobunma Nwodim
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 9 years2017 to 2026
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Ego Nwodim shares two films with Lil Rel Howery, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Daniel ChongDirector, 1 film, 2026
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Will SpeckDirector, 1 film, 2022
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