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.
Credits
- - Clybourne Park ( movie )
- - Magicampers ( tv ) as Nature Spirit (voice)
- 2025 - Roofman ( movie )
- 2025 - The Residence ( tv ) as Cordelia Cupp
- 2024 - Greedy People ( movie ) as Murphy
- 2024 - The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat ( movie ) as Clarice Baker
- 2024 - After Midnight ( tv ) as Self
- 2023 - The Heart of New England ( movie ) as Self - Narrator
- 2023 - Painkiller ( tv ) as Edie Flowers
- 2023 - This World Is Not My Own ( movie ) as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
- 2022 - The Jennifer Hudson Show ( tv ) as Self
- 2022 - Lightyear ( movie ) as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
- 2022 - Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear ( movie ) as Self / Alisha Hawthorne
- 2021 - National Champions ( movie ) as Katherine Poe
- 2021 - Clyde's ( movie ) as Clyde
- 2021 - Animal ( tv ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 - Solos ( tv ) as Sasha
- 2020 - Really Love ( movie ) as Chenai Hungwe
- 2020 - Mrs. America ( tv ) as Shirley Chisholm
- 2019 - Steven Universe Future ( tv ) as Bismuth (voice)
- 2019 - Miss Virginia ( movie ) as Virginia Walden
- 2019 - Steven Universe: The Movie ( movie ) as Bismuth (voice)
- 2019 - The Kelly Clarkson Show ( tv )
- 2019 - Activate: The Global Citizen Movement ( tv ) as Self
- 2019 - Beats ( movie ) as Carla Monroe
- 2019 - We Are Boats ( movie ) as Sir
- 2018 - 2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film ( movie ) as Narrator
- 2018 - Candy Jar ( movie ) as Julia Russell
- 2018 - 2 Dope Queens ( tv )
- 2017 - Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs ( movie ) as Self
- 2017 - My Little Pony: The Movie ( movie ) as Queen Novo (voice)
- 2017 - Wally's Opening Day ( movie ) as Francette (voice)
- 2016 - American Pastoral ( movie ) as Vicky
- 2016 - Tallulah ( movie ) as Louisa Kinnie
- 2016 - Chelsea ( tv ) as Self
- 2016 - Showing Roots ( movie ) as Pearl
- 2015 - Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live ( movie ) as Self
- 2015 - Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip ( movie ) as TSA Officer
- 2015 - The Wiz Live! ( movie ) as Glinda the Good
- 2015 - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( tv ) as Self
- 2015 - Verbatim: The Ferguson Case ( movie ) as Sheila Whirley
- 2015 - Pearly Gates ( movie ) as Corrie
- 2015 - Lip Sync Battle ( tv ) as Self
- 2014 - Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( tv ) as Self
- 2014 - Running Wild with Bear Grylls ( tv ) as Self
- 2014 - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( tv ) as Self
- 2014 - Off Camera with Sam Jones ( tv ) as Self
- 2013 - Steven Universe ( tv ) as Bismuth
- 2013 - Steven Universe ( tv ) as Bismuth (voice)
- 2013 - Orange Is the New Black ( tv ) as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren
- 2013 - Sing Along ( movie ) as Cafeteria Lady
- 2012 - Comedy Bang! Bang! ( tv ) as Self
- 2009 - Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( tv ) as Self - Guest
- 2008 - In Treatment ( tv ) as Dr. Brooke Taylor
- 2005 - Hell's Kitchen ( tv ) as Self
- 1997 - The View ( tv ) as Self - Guest
- 1988 - LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( tv )
- 1984 - MTV Video Music Awards ( tv ) as Self - Presenter
- 1975 - Saturday Night Live ( tv ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Production
- - Summer of Gold ( tv ) ... Producer
Creator
- - Summer of Gold ( tv ) ... Creator