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Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim
March 10, 1988 |
| Education | University of Southern California (BS) |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim (/ˈɛɡoʊ ˈwoʊdɪm/; born March 10, 1988) is an American actress and comedian. She has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2018, beginning with the show's 44th season.
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Life and career
Ego Nwodim was born on March 10, 1988. In 2006, Nwodim, who is of Nigerian heritage, graduated from Eastern Technical High School in Essex, Maryland, in Baltimore County. She received a biology degree from University of Southern California. Deciding to pursue a career in comedy, she began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles. Until joining SNL, Nwodim was a regular cast member at UCB, where she also performed her one-woman show Great Black Women...and Then There's Me.
Nwodim was named one of the New Faces at the 2016 Just for Laughs festival. Also that year, she performed at the CBS Diversity Showcase. Supporting roles on television for Nwodim include Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (a three-episode arc in 2017), 2 Broke Girls, and Living Biblically. Impersonating Maya Angelou, Nwodim roasted various celebrities and companies in a 2017 Funny or Die sketch. Nwodim has made several guest appearances on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation.
Nwodim's addition to the cast of Saturday Night Live, a long-running NBC sketch-comedy show, as a featured player was announced on September 21, 2018. On September 8, 2020, Nwodim was promoted to a repertory player ahead of the forty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live.
Nwodim is a cousin of English footballer Eberechi Eze, who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the England national football team. Nwodim was seen wearing a Palace shirt with Eze's name on it during an episode of Saturday Night Live in 2023.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Getting Help | Yvonne | Short film |
| 2014 | You're Kind of Weird But I Like It | The Waitress | Short film |
| 2015 | Zola | Zola | Short film |
| 2017 | Feminist Campfire Stories | Boy 2 | Short film |
| They Finally Made a Handmaid's Tale for Men | Short film | ||
| Women Who Didn't Love Wonder Woman Support Group | Becca | Short film | |
| I Will Find You | Number 29 | Short film | |
| Singularity | Assistant | ||
| 2018 | 5th Passenger | Dr. Stephan | |
| It's a Party | April London | ||
| 2020 | Magic Camp | Volunteer | |
| The Broken Hearts Gallery | Harvard | ||
| 2022 | Spin Me Round | Emily | |
| Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | Carol | ||
| 2023 | Scrambled | Sheila | |
| Good Burger 2 | Edie | ||
| Genie | Diana | ||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever | Officer Leonard (voice) | ||
| 2024 | Players | Claire |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | The Unwritten Rules | Nicole | Episode: "Just a Group of Us" |
| 2014 | Women to Men: Please Catcall Us | PSA Woman | Television film |
| 2015 | Hellevator | Contestant | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015–2016 | CollegeHumor Originals | Various | 2 episodes |
| Adam Ruins Everything | Various | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Almost Asian | Britney | Episode: "Twins" |
| Broken | Carmen | Episode: "The Ghost of Mike" | |
| UCB Comedy Originals | Dr. Rubin | Episode: "Dog Virus" | |
| Galactic War Room | Ayla | 6 episodes | |
| 2016–2017 | K.C. Undercover | Agent McKenzie | 2 episodes |
| The Elite Daily Show | Various | 4 episodes | |
| 2017 | Drive Share | New Mother | Episode: "New Parents" |
| Liv and Maddie | Mrs. Karsch | 2 episodes | |
| 2 Broke Girls | Jillian | Episode: "And 2 Broke Girls: The Movie" | |
| Real Rob | Billy Alderman | Episode: "Best Play Date Ever" | |
| Law & Order True Crime | Lynn | 3 episodes | |
| Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Danny Teen Fan | Episode: "A Body and an Ex-Con" | |
| Dirtbags | Single Woman | Episode: "Husband" | |
| 2018 | Dell: Tales of Transformation | Episode: "KK Conquers Everest" | |
| Living Biblically | Tracy | Episode: "Never Let Loyalty Leave You" | |
| 2018–present | Saturday Night Live | Various characters | Main cast |
| 2019 | The Real Bros of Simi Valley | Brenda | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Shrill | Abby | Episode: "Wedding" |
| Brockmire | Liz | 4 episodes | |
| The Shivering Truth | (voice) | Episode: "Nesslessness" | |
| 2021 | Love Life | Ola Adebayo | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Roar | Carole Andrews | Episode: "The Woman Who Solved Her Own Murder" |
| Celebrity Jeopardy! | Herself (contestant) | Episode: "Simu Liu, Ego Nwodim and Andy Richter" | |
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself | Guest judge (season 8) Episode: "The Fame Games Variety Extravaganza" |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked | Episode: "All Stars Untucked: The Fame Games Variety Extravaganza" | ||
| Agent Elvis | Zara (voice) | Episode: "Maghrebi Mint" | |
| Miracle Workers | Belinda | Episode: "Ronald Proudheart" | |
| Futurama | Dung Beetle Shaman (voice) | Episode: "Parasites Regained" | |
| The Great American Baking Show | Herself (contestant) | Episode: "Celebrity Holiday" | |
| Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Episode: "Lauren Lapkus, Ego Nwodim and Jeff Ross" | ||
| 2024 | Good Times: Black Again | Various voices | 5 episodes |
| Mr. Throwback | Kimberly | Main cast | |
| It's Florida, Man | Carolyn | Episode: "Episode 1" |
