Adepero Oduye was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Nigerian parents with seven children. Although she graduated from Cornell University with a pre-med degree, she decided to pursue her passion for acting upon graduation.
She made that debut in 2011 in Dee Rees' film "Pariah," for which she received several awards and a nomination for Best Leading Actress. In 2013, Oduye starred alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave. In 2014, she made her directorial debut with Breaking In, a short film based on her brother's experience that tells the story of a young man who is stopped and frisked by the New York City police.
Title: SHADOW FORCE (2025) Original title: Shadow Force Director: Joe Carnahan Screenwriter: Joe Carnahan, Leon Chills Year: 2025 Time: 104 mn Country: Type: Action, Drame, Distribution: Lionsgate Films OFFICIAL WEBSITE TRAILER of the film: Shadow Force Artists: Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Method Man, Mark Strong, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Ed Quinn, Natalia Reyes, Sala Baker Synopsis: An estranged couple […]
Title: TIMPI TAMPA (2025) Original title: Timpi Tampa Director: Adama Bineta Sow Screenwriter: Adama Bineta Sow, Maty Ndiaye Year: 2025 Time: 83 mn Country: Type: Comédie, Drame, Distribution: Studio Canal OFFICIAL WEBSITE TRAILER of the film: Timpi Tampa Artists: Pape Aly Diop, Yacine Sow Dumon, Nouroudine Diallo Synopsis: After his mother develops cancer from dépigmentation, […]
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