Uzo Aduba
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1981-02-10
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Uzo Aduba
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.
Also Known For
This World Is Not My Own
Mar 11, 2023
Clyde's
Nov 23, 2021
Lightyear
Jun 15, 2022
Greedy People
Aug 23, 2024
Clybourne Park
Wally's Opening Day
Apr 02, 2017
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Jun 10, 2022
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Aug 07, 2024
The Heart of New England
Nov 11, 2023
Showing Roots
Apr 23, 2016
The Wiz Live!
Dec 03, 2015
Tallulah
Jun 02, 2016
Pearly Gates
Apr 26, 2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Dec 17, 2015
American Pastoral
Oct 20, 2016
My Little Pony: The Movie
Oct 05, 2017
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Dec 20, 2015
Sing Along
Apr 28, 2013
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Nov 18, 2017
Candy Jar
Apr 27, 2018
2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Dec 04, 2018
Miss Virginia
Oct 18, 2019
We Are Boats
Mar 08, 2019
Beats
Jun 19, 2019
Steven Universe: The Movie
Oct 07, 2019
Really Love
Oct 16, 2020
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
Aug 05, 2015
National Champions
Dec 10, 2021
Roofman
Oct 03, 2025
Caregiving
Jun 24, 2025
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
Aug 14, 2018
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Apr 27, 2014
Solos
May 21, 2021
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Hell's Kitchen
May 30, 2005
Orange Is the New Black
Jul 11, 2013
MTV Video Music Awards
Sep 14, 1984
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Jun 08, 2012
Magicampers
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Steven Universe
Nov 04, 2013
Painkiller
Aug 10, 2023
Chelsea
May 11, 2016
Animal
Nov 10, 2021
2 Dope Queens
Feb 02, 2018
Lip Sync Battle
Apr 02, 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
The Residence
Mar 20, 2025
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Jul 28, 2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Steven Universe
Nov 04, 2013
In Treatment
Jan 28, 2008
Mrs. America
Apr 15, 2020
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Sep 05, 2019
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Steven Universe Future
Dec 07, 2019
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Feb 06, 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
After Midnight
Jan 17, 2024
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sep 12, 2022
