Uzo Aduba is an American actress. She 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. She is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role.
Known For
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Cast Credits
The Residence (2025)
Starring as Detective Cordelia Cupp
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: The Third Man (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: The Trouble with Harry (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 1x04: The Last of Sheila (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: Knives Out (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Dial M for Murder (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: The Fall of the House of Usher (Mar 20, 2025)
After Midnight (2024)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 2x81: Anna Camp, Uzo Aduba, Milana Vayntrub (Mar 26, 2025)
Painkiller (2023)
Starring as Edie Flowers
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: What's in a Name (Aug 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: Hot! Hot! Hot! (Aug 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Is Believed (Aug 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Blizzard of the Century (Aug 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Jesus Gave Me Water (Aug 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The One to Start With, The One to Stay With (Aug 10, 2023)
Live with Kelly & Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 3x139: Uzo Aduba, David Gray (Mar 14, 2025)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 3x123: Uzo Aduba, Billy Zane (Mar 24, 2025)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 2025-03-12: Rebecca Wisocky, Uzo Aduba (Mar 12, 2025)
GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 5x07: Danni Washington, Uzo Aduba, Caroline Manzo (Sep 24, 2024)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x119: Uzo Aduba, Randall Park, Leslie Bibb (Mar 27, 2025)
- Episode 2x156: Simon Cowell, Michelle Williams, Blake Shelton (May 26, 2021)
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement (2019)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 1x06: Clean Water (Oct 10, 2019)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x191: Uzo Aduba (Jun 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x26: Uzo Aduba, Sheryl Crow, Ryan Scott (Oct 25, 2021)
- Episode 3x173: Uzo Aduba (May 20, 2021)
3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018)
Guest starring as Officer Kubritz
- Episode 1x10: The Arcadian Job (Dec 21, 2018)
2 Dope Queens (2018)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 1x04: Black Nerds (aka Blerds) (Feb 23, 2018)
Live with Kelly & Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x226: JAMIE BELL, UZO ADUBA, and LAURIE GELMAN (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 2x23: Harrison Ford and Uzo Aduba (Oct 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x82: Kate McKinnon,Uzo Aduba (Aug 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x32: Kate McKinnon, Uzo Aduba (Jun 13, 2017)
Talking with Chris Hardwick (2017)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 1x07: Orange Is the New Black Cast (May 21, 2017)
Chelsea (2016)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 1x85: Dinner Party: Going to Prison (Dec 7, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-03-12: Michael Fassbender, Uzo Aduba, The Voidz (Mar 12, 2025)
- Episode 2017-06-12: Uzo Aduba, T.J. Miller, Oliver Stone (Jun 12, 2017)
- Episode 2016-06-22: Uzo Aduba; Neil DeGrasse Tyson; Adia Victoria (Jun 22, 2016)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 3x20: Uzo Aduba vs. Danielle Brooks (Jun 28, 2017)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 14x04: Uzo Aduba, Billy Porter and more (Jun 26, 2021)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 4x08: Uzo Aduba (Jul 15, 2018)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 8x11: Hair (May 9, 2021)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2015-11-25: Matthew Morrison, Uzo Aduba, A Great Big World, Brian Chase (Nov 25, 2015)
- Episode 2014-12-18: Christoph Waltz, Uzo Aduba, Greg Warren (Dec 18, 2014)
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Starring as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
(69 episodes)
- Episode 7x13: Here's Where We Get Off (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 7x12: The Big House (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 7x10: The Thirteenth (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 7x08: Baker's Dozen (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 7x07: Me as Well (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 7x06: Trapped in an Elevator (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 7x04: How to Do Life (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 7x03: And Brown is the New Orange (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 7x02: Just Desserts (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 7x01: Beginning of the End (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 6x13: Be Free (Jul 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x12: Double Trouble (Jul 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x11: Well This Took a Dark Turn (Jul 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x10: Chocolate Chip Nookie (Jul 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x07: Changing Winds (Jul 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x05: Mischief Mischief (Jul 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x03: Look Out for Number One (Jul 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x01: Who Knows Better Than I (Jul 27, 2018)
- Episode 5x13: Storm-y Weather (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x12: Tattoo You (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x11: Breaking the Fiberboard Ceiling (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x10: The Reverse Midas Touch (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x09: The Tightening (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x08: Tied to the Tracks (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x07: Full Bush, Half Snickers (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x05: Sing It, White Effie (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x04: Litchfield's Got Talent (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x03: Pissters! (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x02: Fuck, Marry, Frieda (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x01: Riot FOMO (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 4x13: Toast Can't Never Be Bread Again (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x12: The Animals (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x11: People Persons (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x10: Bunny, Skull, Bunny, Skull (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x09: Turn Table Turn (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x08: Friends in Low Places (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x07: It Sounded Nicer in My Head (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x06: Piece of Shit (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x05: We'll Always Have Baltimore (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x04: Doctor Psycho (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x03: (Don't) Say Anything (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x02: Power Suit (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x01: Work That Body for Me (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 3x13: Trust No Bitch (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x12: Don't Make Me Come Back There (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x11: We Can Be Heroes (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x10: A Tittin' and a Hairin' (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x09: Where My Dreidel At (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x08: Fear, and Other Smells (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x07: Tongue-Tied (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x06: Ching Chong Chang (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x05: Fake It Till You Fake It Some More (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x04: Finger in the Dyke (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x03: Empathy is a Boner Killer (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x02: Bed Bugs and Beyond (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x01: Mother's Day (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 2x13: We Have Manners. We're Polite. (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x12: It Was the Change (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: Take a Break from Your Values (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Little Mustachioed Shit (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x09: 40 Oz. of Furlough (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x08: Appropriately Sized Pots (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x07: Comic Sans (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x06: You Also Have a Pizza (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x05: Low Self Esteem City (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x04: A Whole Other Hole (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x03: Hugs Can Be Deceiving (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: Looks Blue, Tastes Red (Jun 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: Thirsty Bird (Jun 6, 2014)
Guest starring as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Can't Fix Crazy (Jul 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x12: Fool Me Once (Jul 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x11: Tall Men with Feelings (Jul 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: Bora Bora Bora (Jul 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Fucksgiving (Jul 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: Moscow Mule (Jul 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: WAC Pack (Jul 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: The Chickening (Jul 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Imaginary Enemies (Jul 11, 2013) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x03: Lesbian Request Denied (Jul 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Tit Punch (Jul 11, 2013) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x01: I Wasn't Ready (Jul 11, 2013) [Uncredited]
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-01: Uzo Aduba (Oct 1, 2024)
- Episode 2018-08-03: Morgan Fairchild, Uzo Aduba, Amandla Stenberg, Carnie Wilson (Aug 3, 2018)
- Episode 2018-04-24: Uzo Aduba, Nancy O'Dell (Apr 24, 2018)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
(4 episodes)
- Episode 22x43: Anitta, Uzo Aduba (Mar 13, 2025)
- Episode 21x150: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Uzo Aduba (Sep 24, 2024)
- Episode 18x100: Uzo Aduba and John Benjamin Hickey (Jun 13, 2021)
- Episode 12x102: Uzo Aduba & Trey Songz (Jun 21, 2015)
In Treatment (2008)
Starring as Dr. Brooke Lawrence
(24 episodes)
- Episode 4x24: Brooke - Week 6 (Jun 28, 2021)
- Episode 4x23: Laila - Week 6 (Jun 28, 2021)
- Episode 4x22: Colin - Week 6 (Jun 27, 2021)
- Episode 4x21: Eladio - Week 6 (Jun 27, 2021)
- Episode 4x20: Brooke - Week 5 (Jun 21, 2021)
- Episode 4x19: Laila - Week 5 (Jun 21, 2021)
- Episode 4x18: Colin - Week 5 (Jun 20, 2021)
- Episode 4x17: Eladio - Week 5 (Jun 20, 2021)
- Episode 4x16: Brooke - Week 4 (Jun 14, 2021)
- Episode 4x15: Laila - Week 4 (Jun 14, 2021)
- Episode 4x14: Colin - Week 4 (Jun 13, 2021)
- Episode 4x13: Eladio - Week 4 (Jun 13, 2021)
- Episode 4x12: Brooke - Week 3 (Jun 7, 2021)
- Episode 4x11: Laila - Week 3 (Jun 7, 2021)
- Episode 4x10: Colin - Week 3 (Jun 6, 2021)
- Episode 4x09: Eladio - Week 3 (Jun 6, 2021)
- Episode 4x08: Brooke - Week 2 (May 31, 2021)
- Episode 4x07: Laila - Week 2 (May 31, 2021)
- Episode 4x06: Colin - Week 2 (May 30, 2021)
- Episode 4x05: Eladio - Week 2 (May 30, 2021)
- Episode 4x04: Brooke - Week 1 (May 24, 2021)
- Episode 4x03: Laila - Week 1 (May 24, 2021)
- Episode 4x02: Colin - Week 1 (May 23, 2021)
- Episode 4x01: Eladio - Week 1 (May 23, 2021)
The Andrew Marr Show (2007)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 2016-02-28: 28/02/2016 (Feb 28, 2016)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 2021-05-05: Rob McElhenney, Uzo Aduba, Middle Kids (May 5, 2021)
The View (1997)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 28x16: Uzo Aduba, Michael Eric Dyson (Sep 24, 2024)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2024-08-26: Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan (Aug 26, 2024)
- Episode 2016-06-22: Wednesday, June 22 (Jun 22, 2016)
- Episode 2016-06-20: Monday, June 20 (Jun 20, 2016)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2023-06-11: The 76th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 11, 2023)
- Episode 2016-06-12: The 70th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 12, 2016)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Uzo Aduba
- Episode 2020-09-20: The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 (Sep 20, 2020)