
Yvonne Orji is a Nigerian-American actress best known for her role as Molly in the HBO series Insecure.
Biography from TMDB.
- December 2, 1983 (42)
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Actor, writer and producer
- 15 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Yvonne Orji's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Molly Carter in Insecure (2016)
- Threshold guardianas Agent Rosetti in Spontaneous (2020)
- Tricksteras Morgan in The Blackening (2022)
- Allyas Pigeon in The Chosen Adventures (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Yvonne Orji's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Yvonne Orji's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
JAMAAL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

The Chosen Adventures(2025)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Wrong Paris(2025)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Vacation Friends 2(2023)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Blackening(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
My Dad the Bounty Hunter(2023)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Velma(2023)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me(2022)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Jennifer Hudson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

The Wonder Years(2021)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Vacation Friends(2021)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all filmsYearly Departed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Spontaneous(2020)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Night School(2018)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Insecure(2016)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Jane the Virgin(2014)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2014 to 2025; peak year 2022.
Film career
Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2016Screen debut· Insecure
- 2016Primetime Emmy nomination· Insecure
- 2018First film· Night School
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2020, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Yvonne Orji's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Yvonne Orji's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Yvonne Orji work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yvonne Orji's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clay Tarver shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Clay TarverShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Clay Tarver

Writers
- John Francis DaleyShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with John Francis Daley

- Jonathan GoldsteinShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Goldstein

- Tim MullenShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Mullen
- Tom MullenShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Mullen
Actors
- John CenaShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with John Cena

- Lil Rel HoweryShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Lil Rel Howery

- Meredith HagnerShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Meredith Hagner

Cinematographers
- Tim SuhrstedtShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Suhrstedt
Producers
- Robin MabritoShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Robin Mabrito
- Todd GarnerShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Todd Garner

- D.C. WadeShared titles: Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me (2022), Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It (2020)See all 2 shared titles with D.C. Wade
- Michelle CaputoShared titles: Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me (2022), Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Michelle Caputo


