
Uzo Aduba
- Date of Birth: 1981-02-10
- Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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 ... 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.

The Residence
Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Crime • 2025 March

MTV Video Music Awards
Documentary • 1984 September

Mrs. America
Drama • 2020 April

My Little Pony: The Movie
Family, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy • 2017 October

Painkiller
Drama, Crime • 2023 August

The Wiz Live!
TV Movie, Music • 2015 December

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Documentary • 2022 June

Lightyear
Animation, Science Fiction, Family, Adventure • 2022 June

Saturday Night Live
Comedy, News • 1975 October

Hell's Kitchen
Reality • 2005 May