Uzo Aduba
Highest Rated: 100% Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
Lowest Rated: 15% Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
Birthday: Feb 10, 1981
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Uzo Aduba was an American actress whose defining role was that of obsessive, eccentric and misunderstood prison inmate Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren in Netflix's prison drama "Orange is the New Black" (2013- ). A striking character with wild hair and eyes which live up to her name, Crazy Eyes was obsessed with and lovelorn over Taylor Schilling's lead character Piper Chapman, offering Aduba the opportunity to act up to her character's unpredictable personality. Of Nigerian descent, Aduba was raised in New York City, NY. She attended Boston University's College of Fine Arts, and it was while she was there that she would gain her first significant acting credit, a part in "Translations of Xhosa" at Kennedy Centre in 2003 (it would also earn her a Helen Hayes award nomination for best actress in a play). She made her Broadway debut in "Corum Boy" in 2007, and her significant theatrical acting experience also included roles in "Godspell" on Broadway and in regional productions of "Dessa Rose" and "A Civil War Christmas," both of which brought her IRNE award nominations. She also sang at the White House and in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Her feature film debut came in the spiritual musical "Pearly Gates" (2015), followed by a supporting role in the comedy-drama "Tallulah" (2016), starring Ellen Page and Allison Janney.
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Filmography
Movies
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58% |
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Greedy People | Murphy (Character) | - | 2024 |
69% |
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The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat | Clarice (Character) | - | 2024 |
100% | No Score Yet | This World Is Not My Own | Nellie Mae Rowe (Voice) | - | 2023 |
74% |
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Lightyear | Unknown (Voice) | $118.3M | 2022 |
66% |
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National Champions | Katherine Poe (Character) | $455.5K | 2021 |
88% |
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Really Love | Chenai Hungwe (Character) | - | 2020 |
53% |
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Miss Virginia | Virginia (Character) | - | 2019 |
100% |
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Steven Universe: The Movie | Bismuth (Voice) | - | 2019 |
89% |
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Beats | Carla Monroe (Character) | - | 2019 |
50% |
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We Are Boats | Sir (Character) | - | 2018 |
71% |
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Candy Jar | Julia Russell (Character) | - | 2018 |
48% |
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My Little Pony: The Movie | Queen Novo (Voice) | $21.8M | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Showing Roots | Pearl (Character) | - | 2016 |
24% |
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American Pastoral | Vicky (Character) | $541.5K | 2016 |
85% |
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Tallulah | Unknown (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pearly Gates | Corrie (Character) | - | 2015 |
15% |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | TSA Officer (Character) | $85.9M | 2015 |
91% |
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The Wiz Live! | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2018 2024 |
No Score Yet | 13% | The View | Guest | 2015 2021 2024 |
50% | 60% | Painkiller | Edie (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 56% | Animal | Narrator | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2015 2021 |
90% | 57% | In Treatment | Dr. Brooke Taylor (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2021 |
44% | 70% | Solos | Sasha (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2015 2021 |
96% | 70% | Mrs. America | Shirley Chisholm (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Host | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Activate: The Global Citizen Movement | Unknown (Character) | 2019 |
90% | 82% | Orange Is the New Black |
Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2013-2019 |
No Score Yet | 90% | 3 Below: Tales of Arcadia | Kubritz (Voice) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Running Wild With Bear Grylls | Self | 2018 |
100% | 84% | Steven Universe | Bismuth (Guest Voice) | 2016 2018 |
94% | 56% | 2 Dope Queens | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Last Week Tonight With John Oliver | Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lip Sync Battle | Contestant | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016-2017 |
41% | 61% | Chelsea | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2015 |