Uzo Aduba
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1981-02-10 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- 烏佐·阿杜巴 · 乌佐·阿杜巴
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
TV Shows (31)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self
In Treatment
2008
as Dr. Brooke Taylor
Steven Universe
2013
as Bismuth / Bismuth (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Presenter
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
Chelsea
2016
as Self
After Midnight
2024
as Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
The Residence
2025
as Cordelia Cupp
Steven Universe Future
2019
as Bismuth (voice)
Mrs. America
2020
as Shirley Chisholm
Painkiller
2023
as Edie Flowers
Solos
2021
as Sasha
Animal
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2 Dope Queens
2018
Magicampers
2026
as Trina (voice)
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
2019
as Self
Believers: Boston Red Sox
2025
as Self
Movies (31)
Roofman
2025
as Eileen
Lightyear
2022
as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
as TSA Officer
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017
as Queen Novo (voice)
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019
as Bismuth (voice)
Greedy People
2024
as Murphy
American Pastoral
2016
as Vicky
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
Candy Jar
2018
as Julia Russell
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
as Self / Alisha Hawthorne
Beats
2019
as Carla Monroe
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024
as Clarice Baker
Tallulah
2016
as Louisa Kinnie
National Champions
2021
as Katherine Poe
Really Love
2020
as Chenai Hungwe
We Are Boats
2019
as Sir
Showing Roots
2016
as Pearl
The Wiz Live!
2015
as Glinda the Good
Miss Virginia
2019
as Virginia Walden
Wally's Opening Day
2017
as Francette (voice)
Clybourne Park
Pearly Gates
2015
as Corrie
This World Is Not My Own
2023
as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
2015
as Sheila Whirley
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
2018
as Bismuth
2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
2018
as Narrator
Clyde's
2021
as Clyde
The Heart of New England
2023
as Self - Narrator
Sing Along
2013
as Cafeteria Lady
Caregiving
2025
as Narrator
About Uzo Aduba
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 categor… With 62 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Uzo Aduba has appeared in 31 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Uzo Aduba Movies
- Roofman (2025) — as Eileen
- Lightyear (2022) — as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) — as TSA Officer
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) — as Queen Novo (voice)
- Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) — as Bismuth (voice)
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