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Uzo Aduba Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1981-02-10

Birthplace:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Credits:
64 Total Roles

Uzo Aduba

Acting

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Magicampers TV Trina (voice)
2025 Roofman MOVIE Eileen
2025 Believers: Boston Red Sox TV Self
2025 Caregiving MOVIE Narrator
2025 The Residence TV Cordelia Cupp
2024 Greedy People MOVIE Murphy
2024 The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat MOVIE Clarice Baker
2024 After Midnight TV Self
2023 The Heart of New England MOVIE Self - Narrator
2023 Painkiller TV Edie Flowers

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