- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1981
- Place of Birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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 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),…
Filmography
tvMagicampers
2026 · Trina (voice)
movieRoofman
2025 · Eileen
tvBelievers: Boston Red Sox
2025 · Self
movieCaregiving
2025 · Narrator
tvThe Residence
2025 · Cordelia Cupp
movieGreedy People
2024 · Murphy
movieThe Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024 · Clarice Baker
tvAfter Midnight
2024 · Self
movieThe Heart of New England
2023 · Self - Narrator
tvPainkiller
2023 · Edie Flowers
movieThis World Is Not My Own
2023 · Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
movieLightyear
2022 · Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
movieBeyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022 · Self / Alisha Hawthorne
movieNational Champions
2021 · Katherine Poe
movieClyde's
2021 · Clyde
tvAnimal
2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvSolos
2021 · Sasha
movieSarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020 · Thanks
movieReally Love
2020 · Chenai Hungwe
tvMrs. America
2020 · Shirley Chisholm
tvSteven Universe Future
2019 · Bismuth (voice)
movieMiss Virginia
2019 · Virginia Walden
movieSteven Universe: The Movie
2019 · Bismuth (voice)
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
tvActivate: The Global Citizen Movement
2019 · Self
movieBeats
2019 · Carla Monroe
movieWe Are Boats
2019 · Sir
movie2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
2018 · Narrator
movieSteven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
2018 · Bismuth
movieCandy Jar
2018 · Julia Russell
tv2 Dope Queens
2018
movieNight of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · Self
movieMy Little Pony: The Movie
2017 · Queen Novo (voice)
movieWally's Opening Day
2017 · Francette (voice)
movieAmerican Pastoral
2016 · Vicky
movieTallulah
2016 · Louisa Kinnie
tvChelsea
2016 · Self
movieShowing Roots
2016 · Pearl
movieTaylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Self - Musical Guest
movieAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015 · TSA Officer
movieThe Wiz Live!
2015 · Glinda the Good
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
movieVerbatim: The Ferguson Case
2015 · Sheila Whirley
moviePearly Gates
2015 · Corrie
tvLip Sync Battle
2015 · Self
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
tvRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
2014 · Self
tvLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self
tvOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
tvSteven Universe
2013 · Bismuth, Bismuth (voice)
tvOrange Is the New Black
2013 · Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren
movieSing Along
2013 · Cafeteria Lady
tvComedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · Self
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
tvIn Treatment
2008 · Dr. Brooke Taylor
tvHell's Kitchen
2005 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
tvThe View
1997 · Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self, Self - Guest
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self - Presenter
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Clybourne Park
movieClybourne Park
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