1. Uzo Aduba gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, 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.
Uzo Aduba is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role.
Uzo Aduba has appeared in films including American Pastoral, My Little Pony: The Movie, Candy Jar, Steven Universe: The Movie, Miss Virginia, National Champions, and Lightyear.
Uzo Aduba was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Igbo parents from Nigeria and grew up in Medfield, Massachusetts.
Uzo Aduba attended Boston University, where she studied classical voice and competed in track and field.
Uzo Aduba played Anna, the mother of the title character in Venice at The Public Theater in New York.
In 2013, Uzo Aduba began portraying Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.
Uzo Aduba has been recognized for her performance as "Crazy Eyes", winning Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series at the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards.
Uzo Aduba won a second Primetime Emmy in 2015, taking home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, making her one of only two actors to win both a drama and comedy Emmy for the same role.
Uzo Aduba teamed with Rachel Bay Jones for a rendition of the song "Lily's Eyes" from the musical The Secret Garden.
Uzo Aduba made her film debut in the 2015 musical comedy-drama film Pearly Gates.
Uzo Aduba co-starred in two Netflix films; Candy Jar in 2018, and Beats in 2019.
Also in 2019, Uzo Aduba played the title role in the film Miss Virginia.
Uzo Aduba was cast to star opposite Lupita Nyong'o in the HBO Max miniseries Americanah written by Danai Gurira that was ultimately unproduced.
Uzo Aduba was set to star in the fourth season of FX series Fargo, but dropped out due to "some personal family issues".
Uzo Aduba co-starred in the 2020 romantic drama film Really Love.
In 2021, Uzo Aduba appeared in the Broadway production of the Lynn Nottage play Clyde's, for which she received a Tony Award nomination.
On September 12,2021, Uzo Aduba announced she had married filmmaker Robert Sweeting in 2020.
On June 11,2023, at the 2023 Tony Awards, Uzo Aduba announced the couple were expecting their first child.