| Ego Nwodim | |
| Birth Name: | Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Southern California (BS) |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim[1] (;[2] 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.
Ego Nwodim was born on March 10, 1988.[3] In 2006, Nwodim, who is of Nigerian heritage, graduated from Eastern Technical High School in Essex, Maryland, in Baltimore County.[4] She received a biology degree from University of Southern California.[5] Deciding to pursue a career in comedy, she began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles.[6] 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.[5] [6]
Nwodim was named one of the New Faces at the 2016 Just for Laughs festival.[7] 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.[6] [8] Impersonating Maya Angelou, Nwodim roasted various celebrities and companies in a 2017 Funny or Die sketch.[6] Nwodim has made several guest appearances on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation.[9]
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.[10] On September 8, 2020, Nwodim was promoted to a repertory player ahead of the forty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live.[11]
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. [12] [13]
| +Film work by Ego Nwodim | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [14] | ||
| Genie | Diana | |||
| Officer Leonard (voice) | ||||
| 2024 | Players | Claire |
| +Television work by Ego Nwodim | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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"[15] | |
| 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 | Various voices | 5 episodes | ||
| Mr. Throwback | Kimberly | Main cast |