Caption: Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kelsey Scott, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Adepero Oduye, Lupita Nyong'o, Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter at event of The Oscars (2014)
Actress, Director, Writer
Known for: 12 Years a Slave (2013), Pariah (2011), Half Nelson (2006), Steel Magnolias (2012)
Source: IMDB
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 ...