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Uzo Aduba

Acting

Uzo Aduba

EN cinema · 32 credits

Born

10 February 1981 (age 45)

Birthplace

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba

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

Clybourne Park

Clybourne Park

ENNot rated

Actor

Roofman poster

Roofman

EN · 20257.1

as Eileen

Caregiving poster

Caregiving

EN · 20251.0

as Narrator

Greedy People poster

Greedy People

EN · 20246.3

as Murphy

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat poster

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

EN · 20246.7

as Clarice Baker

This World Is Not My Own poster

This World Is Not My Own

EN · 20236.0

as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)

The Heart of New England poster

The Heart of New England

EN · 2023Not rated

as Self - Narrator

Lightyear poster

Lightyear

EN · 20226.8

as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear poster

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

EN · 20227.0

as Self / Alisha Hawthorne

Clyde's poster

Clyde's

EN · 2021Not rated

as Clyde

National Champions poster

National Champions

EN · 20216.4

as Katherine Poe

Really Love poster

Really Love

EN · 20206.3

as Chenai Hungwe

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine poster

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

EN · 20205.4

Thanks

Miss Virginia poster

Miss Virginia

EN · 20197.8

as Virginia Walden

We Are Boats poster

We Are Boats

EN · 20195.5

as Sir

Beats poster

Beats

EN · 20196.7

as Carla Monroe

Steven Universe: The Movie poster

Steven Universe: The Movie

EN · 20198.2

as Bismuth (voice)

Candy Jar poster

Candy Jar

EN · 20186.1

as Julia Russell

2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film poster

2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film

EN · 2018Not rated

as Narrator

Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems poster

Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems

EN · 20188.5

as Bismuth

Wally's Opening Day poster

Wally's Opening Day

EN · 2017Not rated

as Francette (voice)

My Little Pony: The Movie poster

My Little Pony: The Movie

EN · 20177.3

as Queen Novo (voice)

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs poster

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

EN · 20176.4

as Self

Showing Roots poster

Showing Roots

EN · 20165.6

as Pearl

Tallulah poster

Tallulah

EN · 20166.7

as Louisa Kinnie

American Pastoral poster

American Pastoral

EN · 20166.2

as Vicky

The Wiz Live! poster

The Wiz Live!

EN · 20157.0

as Glinda the Good

Pearly Gates poster

Pearly Gates

EN · 20154.0

as Corrie

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

EN · 20156.0

as TSA Officer

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live poster

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

EN · 20158.4

as Self - Musical Guest

Verbatim: The Ferguson Case poster

Verbatim: The Ferguson Case

EN · 2015Not rated

as Sheila Whirley

Sing Along poster

Sing Along

EN · 20132.0

as Cafeteria Lady