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Uzo Aduba

Full / Real Name: Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba
Born: 10 February 1981 (44 years old)
Gender: Female

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Uzo Aduba is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black.

For her role on the show she won the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, and the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Uzo made her television debut in 2012, playing a nurse in an episode of the police procedural series Blue Bloods entitled "Nightmares" (Season 3, Episode 7).

In September 2012 she landed the role of Crazy Eyes on Orange Is the New Black, initially as a supporting actress and later as a regular cast member. The role propelled her to global recognition, accelerated by the high profile awards she won for it.

She has subsequently made appearances on numerous shows including Hell's Kitchen, Saturday Night Live and chat shows like Chelsea Lately, The View, Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Live with Kelly and Michael and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The daughter of Nigerian parents, she was born in Boston, Massachusetts.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Nurse

Restaurant Patron - Herself

Competitor - Herself

Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

Herself - Godspell Cast

Daughter Dudley

Winner - Herself

Winner - Herself


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New on TV today: Saturday 19 July 2025

Mockumentary comedy St. Denis Medical debuts on M-Net and Dark Side of the Ring returns to eReality.


On Carte Blanche: fake cremation ashes of loved ones

It's one of our worst fears and something we've always been suspicious of. How do you know ashes are legit?


Scandal! Teasers - August 2025

Mthunzi has to accept the deal on the table but then he strikes gold and all bets are off.


Yosef Teasers - August 2025

Yosef gets saved by a stranger and Sultan has a cunning plan to get rid of Kiraz.


New on TV today: Friday 18 July 2025

The only new show today is a run of Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast on Disney+.


Skemergrond character portrait: Denver Vraagom as Dominee Wayne Ackerman

Seven years sober and Denver's taking on the role of Mr Hallelujah.


Soulmates Teasers - August 2025

Chiti secretly films Sachin, framing him as a drunk driver, and the vid goes viral.


New on TV today: Thursday 17 July 2025

SA is featured in Surf Girls International on Prime Video and M-Net unpacks an Anatomy of Lies.


2025 Emmy Awards Popcorn Pack

The headline nominees, other interesting ones, overall tallies and a giggle.


Anupama Teasers - August 2025

Prem and Rahi host a fun cricket match, bringing both families together for a joyful time.

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