Uzo Aduba
Acting
Born: February 10, 1981 (age 45) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Highest Rated
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
Lightyear
2022
Orange Is the New Black
2013
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
Steven Universe
2013
Roofman
2025
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019
Steven Universe Future
2019
Tallulah
2016
American Pastoral
2016
Candy Jar
2018
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017
The Residence
2025
Photos (7)
Movies (26)
Roofman
Eileen
Lightyear
Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie
Queen Novo (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
TSA Officer
Steven Universe: The Movie
Bismuth (voice)
Greedy People
Murphy
American Pastoral
Vicky
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Clarice Baker
Candy Jar
Julia Russell
Beats
Carla Monroe
National Champions
Katherine Poe
Tallulah
Louisa Kinnie
We Are Boats
Sir
Pearly Gates
Corrie
The Wiz Live!
Glinda the Good
Really Love
Chenai Hungwe
Showing Roots
Pearl
Sing Along
Cafeteria Lady
Miss Virginia
Virginia Walden
Caregiving
Narrator
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
Bismuth
Clyde's
Clyde
This World Is Not My Own
Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
Wally's Opening Day
Francette (voice)
2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Narrator
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
Sheila Whirley
TV Shows (11)
Orange Is the New Black
Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren · 90 eps
Steven Universe
Bismuth · 1 eps
Steven Universe
Bismuth (voice) · 4 eps
In Treatment
Dr. Brooke Taylor · 24 eps
The Residence
Cordelia Cupp · 8 eps
Steven Universe Future
Bismuth (voice) · 1 eps
Mrs. America
Shirley Chisholm · 9 eps
Solos
Sasha · 1 eps
Painkiller
Edie Flowers · 6 eps
Magicampers
Trina (voice) · 23 eps
2 Dope Queens
1 eps
Self / Appearances (26)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hell's Kitchen
Self · 1 eps
After Midnight
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
Lip Sync Battle
Self · 1 eps
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self · 1 eps
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Self / Alisha Hawthorne
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Musical Guest
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Self · 1 eps
Believers: Boston Red Sox
Self · 3 eps
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
The Heart of New England
Self - Narrator
