02/10/1981
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.
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Roofman (2025) as Eileen |
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Caregiving (2025) as Narrator |
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Greedy People (2024) as Murphy |
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The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024) as Clarice Baker |
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The Heart of New England (2023) as Self - Narrator |
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This World Is Not My Own (2023) as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice) |
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Lightyear (2022) as Alisha Hawthorne (voice) |
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Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear (2022) as Self / Alisha Hawthorne |
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National Champions (2021) as Katherine Poe |
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Clyde's (2021) as Clyde |
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Really Love (2020) as Chenai Hungwe |
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Miss Virginia (2019) as Virginia Walden |
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Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) as Bismuth (voice) |
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Beats (2019) as Carla Monroe |
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We Are Boats (2019) as Sir |
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2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film (2018) as Narrator |
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Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems (2018) as Bismuth |
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Candy Jar (2018) as Julia Russell |
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Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017) as Self |
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My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) as Queen Novo (voice) |
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Wally's Opening Day (2017) as Francette (voice) |
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American Pastoral (2016) as Vicky |
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Tallulah (2016) as Louisa Kinnie |
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Showing Roots (2016) as Pearl |
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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015) as Self - Musical Guest |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) as TSA Officer |
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The Wiz Live! (2015) as Glinda the Good |
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Verbatim: The Ferguson Case (2015) as Sheila Whirley |
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Pearly Gates (2015) as Corrie |
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Sing Along (2013) as Cafeteria Lady |
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Clybourne Park () as |
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Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020) Thanks |