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Uzo Aduba
Actor, ProducerBorn February 10, 1981 (44 years)
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.
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
Uzo Aduba Filmography
| 2025 | Roofman · as Eileen |
| 2025 | Caregiving · as Narrator |
| 2025 | The Residence (TV Series) · as Cordelia Cupp |
| 2024 | The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat · as Clarice Baker |
| 2024 | Greedy People · as Murphy |
| 2023 | This World Is Not My Own · as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice) |
| 2023 | Painkiller (TV Series) · as Edie Flowers |
| 2023 | Kiff (TV Series) · as Sheba |
| 2022 | Lightyear · as Alisha Hawthorne (voice) |
| 2021 | National Champions · as Katherine Poe |
| 2021 | Solos (TV Series) · as Sasha |
| 2020 | Really Love · as Chenai Hungwe |
| 2020 | Mrs. America (TV Series) · as Shirley Chisholm |
| 2019 | Steven Universe Future (TV Series) · as Bismuth (voice) |
| 2019 | Miss Virginia · as Virginia Walden |
| 2019 | Steven Universe: The Movie · as Bismuth (voice) |
| 2019 | Beats · as Carla Monroe |
| 2018 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (TV Series) · as Colonel Kubritz |
| 2018 | We Are Boats · as Sir |
| 2018 | Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems · as Bismuth |
| 2018 | Candy Jar · as Julia Russell |
| 2018 | 2 Dope Queens (TV Series) |
| 2017 | My Little Pony: The Movie · as Queen Novo (voice) |
| 2016 | American Pastoral · as Vicky |
| 2016 | Tallulah · as Louisa Kinnie |
| 2016 | Showing Roots · as Pearl |
| 2015 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip · as Tsa Officer |
| 2015 | The Wiz Live! · as Glinda The Good |
| 2015 | Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (TV Series) · as Nora Césaire |
| 2015 | Pearly Gates · as Corrie |
| 2013 | Steven Universe (TV Series) · as Bismuth (voice) |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black (TV Series) · as Suzanne 'crazy Eyes' Warren |
| 2013 | Sing Along · as Cafeteria Lady |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 2008 | In Treatment (TV Series) · as Dr. Brooke Taylor |
| 2005 | Slavery and the Making of America (TV Series) · as David Walker's Wife |
Magicampers (TV Series) · as Nature Spirit (voice) |
| 2025 | Believers: Boston Red Sox (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2024 | After Midnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The 76th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The 75th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2022 | Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear · as Self / Alisha Hawthorne |
| 2021 | Animal (2021) (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2021 | The 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | Cari & Jemele (Won't) Stick to Sports (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Activate: The Global Citizen Movement (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The 2018 World Series · as Self - Narrator |
| 2018 | The 72nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars · as Self |
| 2017 | The Making of My Little Pony: The Movie · as Self |
| 2017 | The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2017 | Talking with Chris Hardwick (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2016 | The 70th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2016 | Chelsea (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | 73rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2015 | Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Opening Remarks & Winner |
| 2015 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2015 | 72nd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | American Music Awards 2014 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Leaked: Uzo Aduba's OITNB Audition Season 1 · as Uzo Aduba |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Noite with Danilo Gentili (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Black Girls Rock! 2013 · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Project Runway All Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Godspell Cast |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | CQC: Custe o Que Custar (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Hell's Kitchen (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1991 | E! News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Frimas · as Executive Producer |