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