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How Ayo Edebiri Became the Adult in the Room

Last updated: October 8, 2025 7:55 am
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This year has brought an unusual sense of community in LA, especially for Edebiri, who faced evacuation in January due to wildfires (her own home remained safe, though many friends and colleagues were not as fortunate). By the time of our initial conversation, downtown LA had recently experienced a curfew amidst protests against ICE and the “No Kings” movements.

ME YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW Edebiri with her friend and the photographer of this portfolio Tyler Mitchell as well as her...

ME, YOU, AND EVERYONE WE KNOW
Edebiri posing with her friend and photographer Tyler Mitchell, alongside her dog, Gromit. She is dressed in a Louis Vuitton top, shorts, and belt, while Mitchell sports Dior. The Parsons Armchair is from Howe.

This challenging period strengthened the friendship between Edebiri and Roberts, who shared several emotionally complex scenes in the film. “We transformed from relative strangers to friends in no time; it felt surreal,” Roberts expressed via email. “Being around her is truly remarkable—the way she thinks and communicates is incredibly engaging.” Guadagnino recounted a day when a power outage halted production: “I couldn’t edit, shoot, or do anything. Then I received a message from Ayo and Julia inviting me to join them at an amusement park.”

For Edebiri, the toughest day on set involved a scene that they hadn’t rehearsed thoroughly. During a pivotal confrontation at the university, Maggie, driven by anger, slaps Alma—a moment that Roberts insisted be real. “It was daunting,” Edebiri recalls. “I had to slap literally the most talented person, Julia Roberts.”

By then, Edebiri had engaged in multiple discussions with both Roberts and Guadagnino, which led her to feel the emotional and narrative significance of the scene. The final piece was learning to let go—a central theme of the filmmaking journey. “There were times when Luca would challenge me, saying, ‘I see you overthinking or trying to justify it. But Maggie, although she’s smart, follows her emotions.’”

Guadagnino had given assignments to his cast, and for Edebiri, one was to watch Ken Russell’s Women in Love; she was to focus especially on Glenda Jackson’s portrayal of the strong and unapologetic Gudrun. This proved beneficial: “Watching it made me realize that Maggie might be misunderstood,” she notes. “There’s freedom in accepting that people might dislike or not comprehend her actions.” Leading up to the film’s premiere in Venice—where Edebiri wore a chic off-white bouclĂ© suit and a striking red dress with playful ruby buttons from Chanel—she hoped the audience would approach the film with depth, rather than reducing it to mere like or dislike.

This ties back to what Edebiri mentioned earlier about her evolving relationship with fame and how it impacts her work. As her audience expands, the stakes of her endeavors in both stand-up and acting have transformed. “Many artists can become mere characters or ideas to the audience,” she reflected. “When they step outside that expectation, it’s met with confusion: ‘What’s going on? Do we still like this?’”

It appears that she is entering a new phase—one defined by the improvisational principle of yes, and
 For instance, Edebiri is developing a film centered on Barney, the beloved purple dinosaur. (“I think it’s going to be exciting” is all she’ll disclose for now.) She is also collaborating on a feature with Boyce—her co-writer on “Worms,” a standout episode from the fourth season of The Bear. “I remember feeling during the first season that this was someone I wanted to collaborate with throughout my career,” reflects Boyce about Edebiri—and she also names Keke Palmer and Teyana Taylor as potential future collaborators.

She concludes sincerely: “It’s such a joy to deepen self-awareness. I am thankful for the chance to explore what truly matters to me. Not too long ago, I felt I had limitless time. Now, with the loss of dear ones—a close friend passed two years back—and with my parents aging, amid the world’s chaos
 I feel like I’ve passed through a threshold.”

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