Uzo Aduba

Acting

Uzo Aduba

Born February 10, 1981Boston, Massachusetts, USA62 credits

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

Filmography

Magicampers
2026Magicampers
as Trina (voice)TV
Roofman
2025Roofman
as EileenMovie
Caregiving
2025Caregiving
as NarratorMovie
The Residence
2025The Residence
as Cordelia CuppTV
Greedy People
2024Greedy People
as MurphyMovie
The Heart of New England
2023The Heart of New England
as Self - NarratorMovie
Painkiller
2023Painkiller
as Edie FlowersTV
This World Is Not My Own
2023This World Is Not My Own
as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)Movie
Lightyear
2022Lightyear
as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)Movie
National Champions
2021National Champions
as Katherine PoeMovie
Clyde's
2021Clyde's
as ClydeMovie
Animal
2021Animal
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Solos
2021Solos
as SashaTV
Really Love
2020Really Love
as Chenai HungweMovie
Mrs. America
2020Mrs. America
as Shirley ChisholmTV
Steven Universe Future
2019Steven Universe Future
as Bismuth (voice)TV
Miss Virginia
2019Miss Virginia
as Virginia WaldenMovie
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019Steven Universe: The Movie
as Bismuth (voice)Movie
Beats
2019Beats
as Carla MonroeMovie
We Are Boats
2019We Are Boats
as SirMovie
Candy Jar
2018Candy Jar
as Julia RussellMovie
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017My Little Pony: The Movie
as Queen Novo (voice)Movie
Wally's Opening Day
2017Wally's Opening Day
as Francette (voice)Movie
Tallulah
2016Tallulah
as Louisa KinnieMovie
Chelsea
2016Chelsea
as SelfTV
Showing Roots
2016Showing Roots
as PearlMovie
The Wiz Live!
2015The Wiz Live!
as Glinda the GoodMovie
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
2015Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
as Sheila WhirleyMovie
Pearly Gates
2015Pearly Gates
as CorrieMovie
Orange Is the New Black
2013Orange Is the New Black
as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' WarrenTV
Sing Along
2013Sing Along
as Cafeteria LadyMovie
In Treatment
2008In Treatment
as Dr. Brooke TaylorTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - GuestTV
The View
1997The View
as Self - GuestTV
MTV Video Music Awards
1984MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV