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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.
As actor
Roofman
Caregiving
Greedy People
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
This World Is Not My Own
The Heart of New England
Lightyear
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Clyde's
National Champions
Really Love
Miss Virginia
We Are Boats
Beats
Steven Universe: The Movie
Candy Jar
2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
Wally's Opening Day
My Little Pony: The Movie
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Showing Roots
Tallulah
American Pastoral
The Wiz Live!
Pearly Gates
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
Sing Along