Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Born February 10, 1981
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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as Self
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as Narrator
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as Cordelia Cupp
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as Murphy
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as Clarice Baker
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as Self
MovieThe Heart of New England
2023
as Self - Narrator
TVPainkiller
2023
as Edie Flowers
MovieThis World Is Not My Own
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as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
MovieLightyear
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as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
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as Self / Alisha Hawthorne
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2021
as Katherine Poe
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2021
as Clyde
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2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVSolos
2021
as Sasha
MovieReally Love
2020
as Chenai Hungwe
TVMrs. America
2020
as Shirley Chisholm
TVSteven Universe Future
2019
as Bismuth (voice)
MovieMiss Virginia
2019
as Virginia Walden
MovieSteven Universe: The Movie
2019
as Bismuth (voice)
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVActivate: The Global Citizen Movement
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as Self
MovieBeats
2019
as Carla Monroe
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2019
as Sir
Movie2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
2018
as Narrator
MovieSteven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
2018
as Bismuth
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as Julia Russell
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2018
MovieNight of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
MovieMy Little Pony: The Movie
2017
as Queen Novo (voice)
MovieWally's Opening Day
2017
as Francette (voice)
MovieAmerican Pastoral
2016
as Vicky
MovieTallulah
2016
as Louisa Kinnie
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2016
as Self
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2016
as Pearl
MovieTaylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
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2015
as TSA Officer
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as Glinda the Good
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieVerbatim: The Ferguson Case
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as Sheila Whirley
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as Corrie
TVLip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
TVLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
TVSteven Universe
2013
as Bismuth
TVOrange Is the New Black
2013
as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren
MovieSing Along
2013
as Cafeteria Lady
TVComedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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TVIn Treatment
2008
as Dr. Brooke Taylor
TVHell's Kitchen
2005
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVThe View
1997
as Self - Guest
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Presenter
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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