Uzo Aduba

Uzoamaka Nwanneka 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 20132019 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 In 2020 Aduba played Shirley Chisholm in the Hulu miniseries Mrs America for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a MovieMiniseries Aduba has appeared in films including American Pastoral 2016 My Little Pony The Movie 2017 Candy Jar 2018 Steven Universe The Movie 2019 Miss Virginia 2019 National Champions 2021 and Lightyear 2022 In 2021 she starred in Lynn Nottages play Clydes on Broadway for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play Aduba stars in the 2025 Netflix series The Residence