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.
22 Facts About Uzo Aduba
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Uzo Aduba is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role.
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Uzo Aduba has appeared in films including American Pastoral, My Little Pony: The Movie, Candy Jar, Miss Virginia, and Lightyear.
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Uzo Aduba was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents from Nigeria, and grew up in Medfield, Massachusetts.
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Uzo Aduba attended Boston University, where she studied classical voice and competed in track and field.
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Uzo Aduba first garnered recognition for her acting in 2003, when her performance in Translations of Xhosa at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts earned her a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play.
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Uzo Aduba played Anna, the mother of the title character in Venice at The Public Theater in New York.
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In 2013, Uzo Aduba began portraying Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.
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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.
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Uzo Aduba won a second Primetime Emmy at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015, winning the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
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Uzo Aduba teamed with Rachel Bay Jones for a rendition of the song "Lily's Eyes" from the musical The Secret Garden.
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Uzo Aduba made her film debut in the 2015 musical comedy-drama film Pearly Gates.
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Uzo Aduba co-starred in two Netflix films; Candy Jar in 2018, and Beats in 2019.
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Also in 2019, Uzo Aduba played the title role in the film Miss Virginia.
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The miniseries premiered on April 15,2020, receiving critical acclaim, and Uzo Aduba won a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Uzo Aduba was cast to star opposite Lupita Nyong'o in the ultimately unproduced HBO Max miniseries Americanah written by Danai Gurira.
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Uzo Aduba was set to star in the fourth season of FX series Fargo, but dropped out due to "some personal family issues".
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Uzo Aduba co-starred in the 2020 romantic drama film Really Love.
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In 2021, Uzo Aduba appeared in the Broadway production of the Lynn Nottage play Clyde's, for which she received a Tony Award nomination.
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In June 2018, Uzo Aduba became Heifer International's first-ever celebrity ambassador to Africa.
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Uzo Aduba saw Heifer's impact firsthand on 2016 and 2018 field visits to Uganda.
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In July 2020, Uzo Aduba was announced as a minority investor in a then unnamed Los Angeles team, later unveiled as Angel City FC, that was scheduled to start play in the National Women's Soccer League in 2022.