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Yvonne Orji

Yvonne Orji

Actor, writer and producer · Born December 2, 1983 (42) · Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Primetime Emmy nominee

Yvonne Orji is a Nigerian-American actress best known for her role as Molly in the HBO series Insecure.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 2, 1983 (42)
From
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Works as
Actor, writer and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Yvonne Orji's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Joyful
6
Absurd
5
Tense
5
Hopeful
1
Other
8

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • 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)

    Director · Writer

  • The Chosen Adventures(2025)

    Show 14 episodes · as Pigeon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
  • The Wrong Paris(2025)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Vacation Friends 2(2023)

    as Emily

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Blackening(2022)

    as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • My Dad the Bounty Hunter(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · as Tess (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Velma(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Gigi (voice) · as Sammy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
  • Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Wonder Years(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Tammy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
  • Vacation Friends(2021)

    as Emily

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Yearly Departed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Spontaneous(2020)

    as Agent Rosetti

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It(2020)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Danae

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • Night School(2018)

    as Maya

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Insecure(2016)

    Show 44 episodes · as Molly

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Jane the Virgin(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stacy

    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

MilestoneNomination
20142025

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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 18: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdDirecting1 of 18: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting3 of 18: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 18: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

18 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

2010s4 · acting2020s14 · 11 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles6–73 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles13–63 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles35–92 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles39–86 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles11–65 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers