Born 1981 (age 45) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Appears in 63 titles

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.

Filmography

Lightyear
6.9
Lightyear
2022
as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Steven Universe: The Movie
8.2
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019
as Bismuth (voice)
Roofman
7.1
Roofman
2025
as Eileen
Tallulah
6.7
Tallulah
2016
as Louisa Kinnie
American Pastoral
6.2
American Pastoral
2016
as Vicky
Candy Jar
6.1
Candy Jar
2018
as Julia Russell
My Little Pony: The Movie
7.3
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017
as Queen Novo (voice)
Beats
6.6
Beats
2019
as Carla Monroe
Greedy People
6.4
Greedy People
2024
as Murphy
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
7.0
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
as Self / Alisha Hawthorne
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
8.5
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
National Champions
6.4
National Champions
2021
as Katherine Poe
The Wiz Live!
7.0
The Wiz Live!
2015
as Glinda the Good
Really Love
6.5
Really Love
2020
as Chenai Hungwe
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
6.7
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024
as Clarice Baker
We Are Boats
5.3
We Are Boats
2019
as Sir
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
Miss Virginia
8.1
Miss Virginia
2019
as Virginia Walden
Showing Roots
5.6
Showing Roots
2016
as Pearl