Uzo Aduba
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1981 (age 45)
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015, and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015. She is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role. In 2020, Aduba played Shirley Chisholm in the Hulu miniseries Mrs. America, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. Aduba has appeared in films including American Pastoral (2016), My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), Candy Jar (2018), Steven Universe: The Movie (2019), Miss Virginia (2019), National Champions (2021), and Lightyear (2022). In 2021, she starred in Lynn Nottage's play Clyde's on Broadway for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Aduba stars in the 2025 Netflix series The Residence.
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Filmography
Clybourne Park
Movie
Magicampers
TV · as Trina (voice) · 23 eps
Roofman
Movie · as Eileen
Caregiving
Movie · as Narrator
The Residence
TV · as Cordelia Cupp · 8 eps
Believers: Boston Red Sox
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Greedy People
Movie · as Murphy
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Movie · as Clarice Baker
After Midnight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
This World Is Not My Own
Movie · as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
The Heart of New England
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Painkiller
TV · as Edie Flowers · 6 eps
Lightyear
Movie · as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Movie · as Self / Alisha Hawthorne
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Clyde's
Movie · as Clyde
National Champions
Movie · as Katherine Poe
Solos
TV · as Sasha · 1 ep
Animal
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Really Love
Movie · as Chenai Hungwe
Mrs. America
TV · as Shirley Chisholm · 9 eps
Miss Virginia
Movie · as Virginia Walden
We Are Boats
Movie · as Sir
Beats
Movie · as Carla Monroe
Steven Universe: The Movie
Movie · as Bismuth (voice)
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Steven Universe Future
TV · as Bismuth (voice) · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Candy Jar
Movie · as Julia Russell
2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Movie · as Narrator
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
Movie · as Bismuth
2 Dope Queens
TV · 1 ep
Wally's Opening Day
Movie · as Francette (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie · as Queen Novo (voice)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie · as Self
Showing Roots
Movie · as Pearl
Tallulah
Movie · as Louisa Kinnie
American Pastoral
Movie · as Vicky
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wiz Live!
Movie · as Glinda the Good
Pearly Gates
Movie · as Corrie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Movie · as TSA Officer
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Movie · as Self - Musical Guest
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
Movie · as Sheila Whirley
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sing Along
Movie · as Cafeteria Lady
Orange Is the New Black
TV · as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren · 90 eps
Steven Universe
TV · as Bismuth, Bismuth (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
In Treatment
TV · as Dr. Brooke Taylor · 24 eps
Hell's Kitchen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep