Yvonne Orji

Yvonne Orji
Yvonne Orji
Born	Yvonne Anuli Orji; 2 December 1983; Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Education	George Washington University (BA, MPH)
Occupation	Actress; comedian;
Years active	2011–present
Notable credit(s)	Insecure

Yvonne Anuli Orji (born 2 December 1983) is a Nigerian-American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Molly in the HBO series Insecure.

Biography

Orji was born on 2 December 1983, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, and grew up in Laurel, Maryland in the United States.[1] She received a master's degree in public health at George Washington University. Orji's parents expected her to become a doctor, lawyer, pharmacist, or engineer. However, she was inspired to do comedy as a graduate student when she performed stand-up in the talent portion of a beauty pageant.

After graduate school, Orji moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy.[2] In 2015, she landed the role of Molly on Insecure without an agent or any real acting experience.[3]

Personal life

Orji is a devout Christian and has stated that she will remain a virgin until marriage.[2]

She performed at TEDxWilmingtonSalon in 2017, titled "The wait is sexy" on YouTube. In the talk, explains her reasons for abstaining from sex before marriage.[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Love That Girl!	Njideka	Episode: "Head Shrunk"
2013	Sex (Therapy) with the Jones	Moshinda	Short film
2016–present	Insecure	Molly Carter	34 episodes
2017	Jane the Virgin	Stacy	2 episodes
2017	Flip the Script	Ad Exec 1	Episode: "Mad Woman"
2018	Night School	Maya
2019	Spontaneous	Agent Rosetti	Post-production

References

"YVONNE ORJI". Retrieved 15 December 2016.
Davis, Allison P. (10 October 2016). "Molly From 'Insecure' Is Your New Favorite Single Lady". The Ringer. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
Connley, Courtney (17 November 2018). "Yvonne Orji landed her role on HBO's 'Insecure' with no agent, no manager and zero acting experience". CNBC. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
"The wait is sexy". YouTube. TEDx Talks.

External links

Yvonne Orji on IMDb
Yvonne Orji on Instagram

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[1] "YVONNE ORJI". Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[:0-2] Davis, Allison P. (10 October 2016). "Molly From 'Insecure' Is Your New Favorite Single Lady". The Ringer. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[3] Connley, Courtney (17 November 2018). "Yvonne Orji landed her role on HBO's 'Insecure' with no agent, no manager and zero acting experience". CNBC. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[4] "The wait is sexy". YouTube. TEDx Talks.