Adepero Oduye: Adepero Oduye. Actress: 12 Years a Slave. Adepero Oduye hails from Brooklyn, New York City by way of Nigeria. She is a graduate of Cornell University; and has studied acting with Wynn Handman, Austin Pendleton, and Susan Batson. Her name is pronounced "Add-eh-pair-o Oh-due-yay." Her theatre credits include Danai Gurira's play Eclipsed, at the Yale Repertory Theatre; The Bluest Eye, at the Hartford Stage and Long Wharf Theatres; and Fela!, in...
Known For: 12 Years a Slave (Eliza), Pariah (Alike), The Big Short (Kathy Tao), Geostorm (Eni Adisa)