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Uzo Aduba

Born 1981-02-10
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Filmography 63

Magicampers
as Trina (voice)
2026
Roofman
as Eileen
2025
Believers: Boston Red Sox
as Self
2025
Caregiving
as Narrator
2025
The Residence
as Cordelia Cupp
2025
Greedy People
as Murphy
2024
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
as Clarice Baker
2024
After Midnight
as Self
2024
The Heart of New England
as Self - Narrator
2023
Painkiller
as Edie Flowers
2023
This World Is Not My Own
as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
Lightyear
as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
2022
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as Self / Alisha Hawthorne
2022
National Champions
as Katherine Poe
2021
Clyde's
as Clyde
2021
Animal
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Solos
as Sasha
2021
Really Love
as Chenai Hungwe
2020
Mrs. America
as Shirley Chisholm
2020
Steven Universe Future
as Bismuth (voice)
2019
Miss Virginia
as Virginia Walden
2019
Steven Universe: The Movie
as Bismuth (voice)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
as Self
2019
Beats
as Carla Monroe
2019
We Are Boats
as Sir
2019
2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
as Narrator
2018
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
as Bismuth
2018
Candy Jar
as Julia Russell
2018
2 Dope Queens
2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Queen Novo (voice)
2017
Wally's Opening Day
as Francette (voice)
2017
American Pastoral
as Vicky
2016
Tallulah
as Louisa Kinnie
2016
Chelsea
as Self
2016
Showing Roots
as Pearl
2016
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Musical Guest
2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
as TSA Officer
2015
The Wiz Live!
as Glinda the Good
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
as Sheila Whirley
2015
Pearly Gates
as Corrie
2015
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
Steven Universe
as Bismuth
2013
Steven Universe
as Bismuth (voice)
2013
Orange Is the New Black
as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren
2013
Sing Along
as Cafeteria Lady
2013
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
In Treatment
as Dr. Brooke Taylor
2008
Hell's Kitchen
as Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
1984
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975