Uzo Aduba

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Female

Birthday

1981-02-10 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Uzo Aduba

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 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.

Known For

  • Roofman

    Roofman

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Hell's Kitchen

    Hell's Kitchen

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The View

    The View

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Steven Universe

    Steven Universe

  • Steven Universe

    Steven Universe

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

    Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The Residence

    The Residence

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Steven Universe Future

    Steven Universe Future

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

  • Really Love

    Really Love

  • Greedy People

    Greedy People

  • Lightyear

    Lightyear

  • Mrs. America

    Mrs. America

  • Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

    The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

  • Painkiller

    Painkiller

  • Tallulah

    Tallulah

  • Clyde's

    Clyde's

  • Clybourne Park

    Clybourne Park

  • Solos

    Solos

  • Beats

    Beats

  • Steven Universe: The Movie

    Steven Universe: The Movie

  • My Little Pony: The Movie

    My Little Pony: The Movie

  • American Pastoral

    American Pastoral

  • National Champions

    National Champions

  • Miss Virginia

    Miss Virginia

  • Candy Jar

    Candy Jar

  • Sing Along

    Sing Along

  • Animal

    Animal

  • Showing Roots

    Showing Roots

  • 2 Dope Queens

    2 Dope Queens

  • Pearly Gates

    Pearly Gates

  • The Wiz Live!

    The Wiz Live!

  • We Are Boats

    We Are Boats

  • Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

    Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

  • Wally's Opening Day

    Wally's Opening Day

  • The Heart of New England

    The Heart of New England

  • Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

    Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

  • Believers: Boston Red Sox

    Believers: Boston Red Sox

  • Caregiving

    Caregiving

  • Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems

    Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems

  • This World Is Not My Own

    This World Is Not My Own

  • Magicampers

    Magicampers

  • Verbatim: The Ferguson Case

    Verbatim: The Ferguson Case

  • 2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film

    2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film