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Uzo Aduba

American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1981 · age 45

Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards and five Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and one Tony Award.

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2025The ResidenceSeries, Cordelia CuppCaregivingFilm, 2025NarratorRoofmanFilm, 2025Eileen2024Greedy PeopleFilm, Murphy2023The Heart of New EnglandFilm2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeriesBeyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to LightyearFilm, 20222021“Naming in my culture will tell you more about the parent of the child than the child themself and also what is being spoken onto the child.”In their wordsOn her name in How Uzo Aduba's Mom Helped Prepare Her To Play A Therapist 'In Treatment'” in NPR (2021 Jun 28)

Clyde'sFilm, 2021Clyde2020Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAwardReally LoveFilm, 2020Chenai Hungwe2019Steven Universe FutureSeries, Bismuth (voice)BeatsFilm, 2019Carla Monroe2018OkayAfrica 100 WomenAward2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series FilmFilm, 2018Narrator2017My Little Pony: The MovieFilm, Queen Novo (voice)2016American PastoralFilm, Vicky2015Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesAwardLip Sync BattleSeries, 2015Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road ChipFilm, 2015TSA OfficerPearly GatesFilm, 2015Corrie2014Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesAward2013Orange Is the New BlackSeries, Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' WarrenSing AlongFilm, 2013Cafeteria Lady2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Series2008In TreatmentSeries, Dr. Brooke Taylor2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries1981Born10 February 1981

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  • Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live 2015
  • Steven Universe: The Movie 2019
  • My Little Pony: The Movie 2017
  • Roofman 2025
  • Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear 2022

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Filmography 31

65 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

Photos 1

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  1. I used to hate my gap as a kid, in front teeth ... and I would beg, beg, beg for braces because everybody had braces.

    On feeling insecure about her personal appearance in How Uzo Aduba's Mom Helped Prepare Her To Play A Therapist 'In Treatment'” in NPR, Own words

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Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie2020
OkayAfrica 100 Women2018
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series2015
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series2014

About this person

She is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role, the other being Ed Asner.

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United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1981 · age 45

In the same film or series as Uzo

Sam TsuiAlso in Sing Along (2013)Aimee MannAlso in Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)Vanessa WilliamsAlso in Miss Virginia (2019)John WatersAlso in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)Michael PeñaAlso in My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)