Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba

Known for: Acting

Born: February 9, 1981 in 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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This World Is Not My Own

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6.0
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This World Is Not My Own

Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)

2023 Documentary
Clyde's

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Clyde's

Clyde

2021 Drama
Lightyear

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6.9
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Lightyear

Alisha Hawthorne (voice)

2022 Animation
Greedy People

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6.4
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Greedy People

Murphy

2024 Comedy
Clybourne Park

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Clybourne Park

N/A Drama
Wally's Opening Day

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Wally's Opening Day

Francette (voice)

2017 Animation
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

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7.0
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Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

Self / Alisha Hawthorne

2022 Documentary
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

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6.6
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The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Clarice Baker

2024 Comedy
The Heart of New England

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The Heart of New England

Self - Narrator

2023 Documentary
Showing Roots

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5.6
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Showing Roots

Pearl

2016 Comedy
The Wiz Live!

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7.0
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The Wiz Live!

Glinda the Good

2015 TV Movie
Tallulah

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6.7
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Tallulah

Louisa Kinnie

2016 Drama
Pearly Gates

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4.0
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Pearly Gates

Corrie

2015 Drama
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

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6.0
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

TSA Officer

2015 Family
American Pastoral

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6.2
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American Pastoral

Vicky

2016 Crime
My Little Pony: The Movie

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7.3
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My Little Pony: The Movie

Queen Novo (voice)

2017 Family
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

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8.5
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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Self - Musical Guest

2015 Music
Sing Along

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2.0
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Sing Along

Cafeteria Lady

2013 Drama
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

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6.4
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Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

Self

2017 Comedy
Candy Jar

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6.1
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Candy Jar

Julia Russell

2018 Comedy
2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film

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2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film

Narrator

2018 Drama
Miss Virginia

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8.1
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Miss Virginia

Virginia Walden

2019 Drama
We Are Boats

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5.3
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We Are Boats

Sir

2019 Fantasy
Beats

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6.7
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Beats

Carla Monroe

2019 Drama