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Yvonne Orji

Nigerian Actress

Born: Dec 2, 1983

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'First Gen' is kind of the ode to my parents and to really all immigrant children who come here with kind of a preemptive expectation placed on them, and then they get there, and they realize the American dream is bigger than, sometimes, what our parents dreamt. Yvonne Orji

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I started comedy in 2006. I didn't even think it was a thing I could do. Yvonne Orji

Comedy Think Could Even Thing Started

I grew up in a place called Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the youngest of four. What I remember most about Nigeria was the ease. I would play by the pool, have fun with friends. Yvonne Orji

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I knew I didn't want to be a doctor but didn't know what I wanted to do. I prayed, and all I heard back was: 'Do comedy.' It was something I had never done before, but I gave in, tried comedy, and the rest is history. Yvonne Orji

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I like things to happen organically. Yvonne Orji

Like Happen Organically Things

Some people just don't subscribe to labels. Yvonne Orji

People Some People Subscribe Some Labels Just

There's a lot of negative speak about what it means to be an immigrant. I'm like, 'OK, I don't know where that came from.' We do the dirty jobs. We do the good jobs. We get the job done. Yvonne Orji

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You can't tell me no, because you can't tell Jesus no. It doesn't work. Yvonne Orji

Work Me You Tell Because Jesus

What you see on TV is what you believe you can be. Yvonne Orji

You Believe TV See

On 'Insecure,' Molly works at a law firm, and there's scenes where her boss doesn't value her voice and doesn't value her efforts. And we had a lot of women tweeting 'Me too' in that situation. We're saying, 'Hey, no more. Not on our watch.' Yvonne Orji

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I've been fortunate that the men I surround myself with in the comedy world are really decent people: men who are very aware, who are very respectful, and understand their place and maybe even some of their privilege. Yvonne Orji

My faith has really been the biggest asset of my career. It has grounded me and let me focus on what's important. Yvonne Orji

Faith Me Focus Important Been Biggest Really Grounded Asset Career

I worked for a company called Population Services International, a social marketing company advocating healthy behaviors. We had a big branding campaign with celebrities to help educate about the proper use of mosquito nets, for example, to help prevent malaria. Yvonne Orji

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I don't know how often white people look around and think, 'Wow, there's really a lot of white people here; we should fix that.' But I know black people often look around and think, 'Wow, I'm the only one here - why?' Yvonne Orji

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There's this idea if you are a woman of colour, that you must never let them see you break down. That we've got to show ourselves in the best light, always, as the 'Strong Black Women' and bring that 'black girl magic' all the time. Yvonne Orji

I was supposed to be the doctor in my family. Yvonne Orji

Family Doctor Supposed

Sometimes you're just regular. Sometimes you wake up, and your breath stinks like everybody else, and you had a bad hair day. Yvonne Orji

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A healthy smile has always been important to me. Yvonne Orji

Smile Me Important Healthy Always Been

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