Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 10, 1981
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
63 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Magicampers
Trina (voice)
Roofman
Eileen
Believers: Boston Red Sox
Self
Caregiving
Narrator
The Residence
Cordelia Cupp
Greedy People
Murphy
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Clarice Baker
After Midnight
Self
The Heart of New England
Self - Narrator
Painkiller
Edie Flowers
This World Is Not My Own
Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Lightyear
Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Self / Alisha Hawthorne
National Champions
Katherine Poe
Clyde's
Clyde
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice)
Solos
Sasha
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Thanks
Really Love
Chenai Hungwe
Mrs. America
Shirley Chisholm
Steven Universe Future
Bismuth (voice)
Miss Virginia
Virginia Walden
Steven Universe: The Movie
Bismuth (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Self
Beats
Carla Monroe
We Are Boats
Sir
2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Narrator
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
Bismuth
Candy Jar
Julia Russell
2 Dope Queens
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
My Little Pony: The Movie
Queen Novo (voice)
Wally's Opening Day
Francette (voice)
American Pastoral
Vicky
Tallulah
Louisa Kinnie
Chelsea
Self
Showing Roots
Pearl
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Musical Guest
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
TSA Officer
The Wiz Live!
Glinda the Good
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
Sheila Whirley
Pearly Gates
Corrie
Lip Sync Battle
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self