Uzo Aduba
Acting
62 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
Magicampers
2026
Roofman
2025
Believers: Boston Red Sox
2025
Caregiving
2025
The Residence
2025
Greedy People
2024
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024
After Midnight
2024
The Heart of New England
2023
Painkiller
2023
This World Is Not My Own
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Lightyear
2022
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
National Champions
2021
Clyde's
2021
Animal
2021
Solos
2021
Really Love
2020
Mrs. America
2020
Steven Universe Future
2019
Miss Virginia
2019
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
2019
Beats
2019
We Are Boats
2019
2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
2018
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
2018
Candy Jar
2018
2 Dope Queens
2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
My Little Pony: The Movie
2017
Wally's Opening Day
2017
American Pastoral
2016
Tallulah
2016
Chelsea
2016
Showing Roots
2016
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
The Wiz Live!
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
2015
Pearly Gates
2015
Lip Sync Battle
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Steven Universe
2013
Orange Is the New Black
2013
Sing Along
2013
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
In Treatment
2008
Hell's Kitchen
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The View
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Saturday Night Live
1975
Clybourne Park