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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> |
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> |
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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. |
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}} |
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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=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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Oduye at the New York Film Festival, October 8, 2013
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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).
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 EjioforinSteve 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.[citation needed]
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 CarellinAdam 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]
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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