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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] {{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|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 [[New York City Police Department|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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
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>
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