Uzo 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
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.
Born
Feb 10, 1981
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
31 acting
1 crew
Popularity
2.1
Known For
Roofman
2025
as Eileen
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
as TSA Officer
Lightyear
2022
as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017
as Queen Novo (voice)
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019
as Bismuth (voice)
Greedy People
2024
as Murphy
American Pastoral
2016
as Vicky
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
as Self / Alisha Hawthorne
Tallulah
2016
as Louisa Kinnie
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