Uzo Aduba Biography, Age, Family, Boyfriend, Movies, TV Shows and Awards

Uzo Aduba Biography

Uzo Aduba is the stage name of Uzoamaka Nwanneka, who is a Nigerian-American actress. She became famous for her role as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013–present).

In this series, 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 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015. Uzo is one of the only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role, the other being Ed Asner for the character Lou Grant.

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Uzo Aduba Age

Uzo was born on February 10, 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. She is 37 years old as of 2018.

Uzo Aduba Family

Uzo’s parents are Nigerians who originates from Igbo, but she was born in Boston, MA and raised in Medfield.

Uzo Aduba Boyfriend

Uzo is in the relationship with Leslie Odom. She and Leslie have been dating since 2013.

Uzo Aduba and Leslie Odom

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Uzo grew up in Medfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Medfield High School in 1999. After high school, she attended Boston University, where she studied classical voice and competed in track and field. She describes her family as a “sports family”. Her younger brother, Obi, played hockey at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and went on to play six seasons professionally.

She first gained 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. Uzo played the role of Amphiarus in 2006 at New York Theatre Workshop and again in 2008 at La Jolla Playhouse. she made her Broadway debut, portraying Toby in Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of Coram Boy at the Imperial Theatre 2007. From 2011 to 2012, she sang “By My Side” as part of the original revival cast of Godspell at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Her first television appearance was as a nurse on Blue Bloods in 2012. Uzo also played the mother of the title character of Venice at The Public Theater in New York.

In 2013, She began portraying Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.

Casting director Jennifer Euston explains the selection of Uzo for the role: “Uzo Aduba…had her hair in those knots for the audition…They saw something amazing in her and were able to connect it to what they were looking for in Crazy Eyes.” By joining the series, Aduba obtained her Screen Actors Guild card, about which she says, “I was just like, ‘Wow, this means I’m a full actor now.’ It was such a big deal, and I remember being so thankful and feeling so proud.”

She has been best recognized for her performance as “Crazy Eyes”: Aduba won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards as well as Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series at the 4th Critics’ Choice Television Awards and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 18th Satellite Awards for her season one performance. Uzo’s second season performance earned her the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards and a nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.

In 2015, she won a second Primetime Emmy at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. This made her the first actress to win both a drama and comedy Emmy for the same role. Uzo’s performance in season three also earned another Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series win for the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also earned the Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.

March 2014, She performed at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit concert Broadway Backwards. Uzo teamed with Rachel Bay Jones for a rendition of the song “Lily’s Eyes” from the musical The Secret Garden.

Uzo plays a major Character in My Little Pony: The Movie, where she voices Queen Novo, leader of the Hippogriffs/Seaponies. She is also part of the upcoming independent film, Miss Virginia.

Uzo Aduba Net Worth

Her net worth is estimated to be around 1 million dollars.

Uzo Aduba Movies

Year	Movies	Role
2015	Pearly Gates	Corrie
	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip	TSA Officer
2016	Tallulah	Detective Louisa Kinnie
	American Pastoral	Vicky
	Showing Roots	Pearl
2017	My Little Pony: The Movie	Queen Novo (voice)
2018	Candy Jar	Julia Russell
2019	Beats
	Miss Virginia	Virginia
	Really Love

Uzo Aduba TV Shows

 Uzo Aduba Songs

• Anna
• Tower of Babble
• Believe in Yourself
• By My Side

Uzo Aduba Awards

• Satellite Awards, 2013
• Critics’ Choice Television Award, 2014
• Primetime Emmy Award, 2014
• Golden Globe Award, 2015
• Primetime Emmy Award, 2015
• Screen Actors Guild Award, 2015
• Screen Actors Guild Award, 2015
• Glamour Awards, 2016
• Golden Globe Award, 2016
• NAACP Image Awards, 2016
• Screen Actors Guild Award, 2016
• Screen Actors Guild Award, 2016
• NAACP Image Awards, 2017
• Primetime Emmy Award, 2017
• Screen Actors Guild Award, 2017
• Screen Actors Guild Award, 2017
• NAACP Image Awards, 2018
• Screen Actors Guild Award, 2018
• Screen Actors Guild Award, 2018

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