Uzo Aduba

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Also Known As:: Uzoamaka, Crazy Eyes
Date of Birth:: January 1, 1984
Height:: 5' 7"
Hometown:: Boston

Bio:
Uzo Aduba (born Uzoamaka Nwaneka Aduba in Boston Massachusetts) is an American actress. After graduating from Boston University, Uzo began her acting career in the theater, and made her Broadway debut in 2007’s Coram Boy. She made her first television appearance on Blue Bloods in 2012, but really gained recognition when she was cast as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes'” on the Netflix series Orange Is The New Black, which first aired in 2013. For her role in the show, she’s won a Critics’ Choice Television Award, Primetime Emmy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

Best Known For:
Uzo is best known for her role as “Crazy Eyes” on Orange Is The New Black.

Personal Life:
Uzo’s is very private about her personal life, and it has not been widely reported on.

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Uzo Adubo Wins SAG Award

Uzo Aduba Wins Outstanding Female In A TV Comedy For ‘Orange Is The New Black’

‘Orange is the New Black’ is ruling everything! Uzo Aduba just took home the SAG Award for Outstanding Female in a TV Comedy — and she was up against some serious competition!
Uzo Aduba was the first winner of the night at the 22nd annual SAG Awards — and she deserved it. The Orange Is The New Black star was up agains Edie Flaco for Nurse Jackie, Ellie Kemper for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Julie Louis Dreyfus for Veep and Amy Poehler for Parks & Recreation. That is quite the competition!

January 30, 2016

orange is the new black season 3

‘Orange Is The New Black’ Season 3 Released Early

OMG, you guys — the TV gods have blessed us with the most amazing news EVER. Yep, season 3 of ‘OITNB’ is already streaming on Netflix a day earlier than it’s original release date!
Thought you couldn’t wait any longer for the third season of Orange Is The New Black to make it’s way online? Well, now you don’t have to! Instead of hitting Netflix at midnight on Friday, June 12, the ladies of Litchfield are available to watch right now. (Yes, you read that correctly!) But before you start binge-watching, read on because HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVE details about the show’s latest installment — straight from series star, Laverne Cox, 31, herself!

June 11, 2015

Uzo Aduba Wins Award

Uzo Aduba Wins SAG Award For Outstanding Female In A TV Comedy

Uzo has won the 2015 SAG Award For Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Comedy Series! Congratulations! Uzo was truly overwhelmed during her acceptance speech — which made us all the more happy for her!
Uzo Aduba, has become a breakout star for her role as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in Orange Is The New Black so she definitely deserved to win the SAG Award For Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Comedy Series. The crowd favorite had the audience cheering, as she tearfully accepted her trophy at the 21st Annual SAG Awards on Jan. 25.

January 25, 2015

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