Adepero Oduye is an American actress, director, singer, and writer. She is known for her leading role in Pariah, as well as supporting roles in 12 Years a Slave, The Big Short and Widows
Born Name
Adepero Oduye
Birth Place
Brooklyn, New York City
Height
5 ft11 in
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Nationality
Nigerian-American
Ethnicity
Afro-American
Profession
Actress , Writer , Singer , and Director
Net Worth
$5,000,000
Age
42 years old
Last Updated on January 13, 2020
If you are updated with Netflix’s new drama and series, then you must know the name, Adepero Oduye who portrayed the role of Nomsa Brath in When They See Us .
Most of the actors playing in the Netflix series are getting much crowd attention. Adepero has also become one of the people’s favorites whose personal and professional life is now something which everybody wants to know. So, for those readers who are fascinated with her work, we bring you a brief detail regarding Adepero Oduye.
Adepero Oduye’s Fortune
Most of you people might think how much does our Nigerian-American actress earn? Then let us tell you, Adepero holds a hefty amount of wealth which comes around $5,000,000.
Our beloved actress made her income through many sources, as she is also involved in other fields like singing, writing, and directing. But, even though Adepero is blessed with many talents her earnings are mainly generated through her acting skills.
Professional Life
Adepero Oduye, like many newcomers, began her career in the field of acting from a short movie. She started to play short roles from movies like Water and Fall in 2002. Since then she played many leading and supporting roles in her career. Although Oduye acting skills can be seen in many films, her work got recognition from her lead role in Pariah , 2011.
Our beautiful actress won several awards for her work in the movie Pariah and even got a nomination for Best Female Lead at Independent Spirit Awards. Adepero even made Meryl Streep fall in love with her works as in one of The Iron Lady speeches, Meryl mentioned Oduye as one of her favorite actresses.
Recent Films and Series
Adepero Oduye, for 2020, is filming The Falcon and the Winter Solider . Her work as stated above in 2019 was in the series When They See Us where she had a recurring role.
One of the recent series portrayed by Adepero Oduye, When They See Us Trailer.
The series, When They See Us is based on the real events of Central Park which occurred on April 19, 1989. The story in the drama focuses on the lives of the five suspects who were prosecuted on charges regarding the female victim who got sexually assaulted.
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The talented actress in the series is playing a supportive role as Nomsa Brath who is the wife of Omar Dorsey (as Elombe) and professionally a community organizer and activist.
Personal Life
Adepero Oduye’ parents belong to Nigeria whereas she hails from Brooklyn, New York City.
The beloved actress has a good academic history as she graduated from Cornell University , Ithaca, New York City. Further, Adepero completed her acting class from the same institute where Austin Pendleton, Susan Baston, and Wynn Handman learn to perform.
Relationship Status
Adepero’s professional life and her success are always updated in the media but most of the subject related to our beautiful actress personal life is still a mystery. One of the examples can be information regarding Oduye’s relationship.
The talented actress hasn’t put out any details regarding her love life. It is a secret whether Adepero is dating someone or is already engaged with someone in a life-long knot. So, her relationship status is still unrevealed to the present time in any media.
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