Uzo Aduba

Biography

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.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Saturday Night Live

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The View

Orange Is the New Black

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

All Movies (31)

• Roofman2025 · as Eileen
• Caregiving2025 · as Narrator
• Greedy People2024 · as Murphy
• The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat2024 · as Clarice Baker
• The Heart of New England2023 · as Self - Narrator
• This World Is Not My Own2023 · as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
• Lightyear2022 · as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)
• Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear2022 · as Self / Alisha Hawthorne
• National Champions2021 · as Katherine Poe
• Clyde's2021 · as Clyde
• Really Love2020 · as Chenai Hungwe
• Miss Virginia2019 · as Virginia Walden
• Steven Universe: The Movie2019 · as Bismuth (voice)
• Beats2019 · as Carla Monroe
• We Are Boats2019 · as Sir
• 2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film2018 · as Narrator
• Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems2018 · as Bismuth
• Candy Jar2018 · as Julia Russell
• Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs2017 · as Self
• My Little Pony: The Movie2017 · as Queen Novo (voice)
• Wally's Opening Day2017 · as Francette (voice)
• American Pastoral2016 · as Vicky
• Tallulah2016 · as Louisa Kinnie
• Showing Roots2016 · as Pearl
• Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live2015 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip2015 · as TSA Officer
• The Wiz Live!2015 · as Glinda the Good
• Verbatim: The Ferguson Case2015 · as Sheila Whirley
• Pearly Gates2015 · as Corrie
• Sing Along2013 · as Cafeteria Lady
• Clybourne Park—

All TV Shows (33)

• Magicampers2026 · as Trina (voice)
• Believers: Boston Red Sox2025 · as Self
• The Residence2025 · as Cordelia Cupp
• After Midnight2024 · as Self
• Painkiller2023 · as Edie Flowers
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Animal2021 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Solos2021 · as Sasha
• Mrs. America2020 · as Shirley Chisholm
• Steven Universe Future2019 · as Bismuth (voice)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Activate: The Global Citizen Movement2019 · as Self
• 2 Dope Queens2018
• Chelsea2016 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls2014 · as Self
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• Steven Universe2013 · as Bismuth
• Steven Universe2013 · as Bismuth (voice)
• Orange Is the New Black2013 · as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren
• Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• In Treatment2008 · as Dr. Brooke Taylor
• Hell's Kitchen2005 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self - Presenter
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)