Uzo Aduba - wikipedia Uzo Aduba Uzo Aduba Aduba in 2014 Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba ( 1981 - 02 - 10 ) February 10, 1981 ( age 36 ) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Alma mater Boston University Occupation Actress Years active 2003 -- present Uzoamaka Nwanneka `` Uzo '' Aduba ( / ˈuːzoʊ əˈduːbə / ; born February 10, 1981 ) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Suzanne `` Crazy Eyes '' Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black ( 2013 -- present ), 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 Screen Actors Guild 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 recognition in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role, the other being Ed Asner for the character Lou Grant. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Advocacy 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Stage credits 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links Early life Aduba was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Nigerian parents, of Igbo origin, from Achi in Enugu State. She grew up in Medfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Medfield High School in 1999. She attended Boston University, where she studied classical voice and competed in track and field. She describes her family as a `` sports family ''. Her younger brother, Obi, played hockey at the University of Massachusetts and went on to play six seasons professionally. Career Aduba first garnered recognition for her acting in 2003, when her performance in Translations of Xhosa at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts earned her a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play. Aduba played the character Amphiarus in 2006 at New York Theatre Workshop and again in 2008 at La Jolla Playhouse. In 2007, she made her Broadway debut, portraying Toby in Helen Edmundson 's adaptation of Coram Boy at the Imperial Theatre. From 2011 through 2012, she sang `` By My Side '' as part of the original revival cast of Godspell at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Her first television appearance was as a nurse on Blue Bloods in 2012. She also played the mother of the title character of Venice at The Public Theater in New York. In 2013, Aduba began portraying Suzanne Suzanne `` Crazy Eyes '' Warren in the Netflix comedy - drama series Orange Is the New Black. On being cast, Aduba said : I auditioned for the show back in late July or early August of ( 2012 ). I had been auditioning that summer for more television and film ( after doing much theater ). I 'd read a lot of scripts and I remember reading Orange Is the New Black, and it was at the head of the pack. I remember thinking, ' Wow, that is really good, I would love to be a part of that. ' I went in and auditioned for another part, and my representatives called me about a month later and they were like, `` Hi, we have some really good news. You remember that audition you went on for Orange Is the New Black ? You did n't get it. '' I go, `` So... okay, what 's the good news ? '' They said they wanted to offer me another part, Crazy Eyes. I was like, `` What in my audition would make someone think I 'd be right for a part called Crazy Eyes ? '' But to be honest, when I got the script for it, it felt like the right fit. Casting director Jennifer Euston explains the selection of Aduba for the role thus : `` Uzo Aduba... had her hair in those knots for the audition... They saw something amazing in her and were able to connect it to what they were looking for in Crazy Eyes. '' In joining the series, Aduba obtained her Screen Actors Guild card, about which she says, `` I was just like, ' Wow, this means I 'm a full actor now. ' It was such a big deal, and I remember being so thankful and feeling so proud. '' She has been recognized for her performance as `` Crazy Eyes '' : Aduba won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards as well as Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series at the 4th Critics ' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 18th Satellite Awards for her season one performance. Aduba 's season two performance earned her the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards and a nomination for Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. Aduba won a second Primetime Emmy at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015, winning the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. This makes her the first actress to win both a drama and comedy Emmy for the same role. Aduba 's performance in the third season also earned another Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series win for the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also earned a Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards. In March 2014, Aduba performed at Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS benefit concert Broadway Backwards. Aduba teamed with Rachel Bay Jones for a rendition of the song `` Lily 's Eyes '' from the musical The Secret Garden. Aduba plays a major role in My Little Pony : The Movie, where she voices Queen Novo, leader of the Hippogriff / Seaponies. Advocacy In April 2017, Aduba received the Point Courage Award from the Point Foundation for her support of the LGBT community. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Pearly Gates Corrie Alvin and the Chipmunks : The Road Chip TSA Officer 2016 Tallulah Detective Kinnie American Pastoral Vicky Showing Roots Pearl 2017 My Little Pony : The Movie Queen Novo ( voice ) Candy Jar Julia Russell Post-production TBA We Are Boats Sir Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 Project Runway : All Stars Herself Episode : `` Putting On The Glitz '' Blue Bloods Nurse Episode : `` Nightmares '' 2013 How to Live Like a Lady Acting Teacher Television film 2013 -- present Orange Is the New Black Suzanne `` Crazy Eyes '' Warren 62 episodes 2014 Saturday Night Live Daughter Dudley Episode : `` Woody Harrelson / Kendrick Lamar '' Hell 's Kitchen Herself Season 13 Episode 10 : `` 9 Chefs Compete '' 2015 Comedy Bang ! Bang ! Herself Episode : `` Uzo Aduba Wears a White Blouse and Royal Blue Heels '' The Wiz Live ! Glinda the Good Witch Television special 2016 Steven Universe Bismuth ( voice ) Episode : `` Bismuth '' Stage credits Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Seven Amphiarus New York Theatre Workshop 2007 Coram Boy Toby Imperial Theatre 2008 The Seven Amphiarus La Jolla Playhouse 2009 Eclipsed Helena Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company 2009 A Civil War Christmas Hannah Huntington Theatre 2011 Godspell Company Circle in the Square Theatre 2013 Venice Anna Monroe The Public Theater 2016 The Maids Solange Trafalgar Studios Awards and nominations Year Association Nominated work Result 2013 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Orange Is the New Black Nominated 2014 Critics ' Choice Television Award Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Won Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won 2015 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won 2016 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated Glamour Awards Comedy Actress Nominated 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Godspell Talk Back -- Uzo Aduba ''. Reviewing The Drama. March 26, 2012. Jump up ^ Wright, Celine ( August 12, 2013 ). `` ' Orange Is the New Black 's ' Uzo Aduba on a good road as Crazy Eyes ''. Los Angeles Times. 32 - year - old Aduba Jump up ^ Emmy Awards 2015 : The complete winners list. CNN.com ( September 21, 2015 ). Retrieved on December 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Uzo Aduba Watch ' OITNB ' actress speak Igbo, reveal her favourite Nigerian dish, ''. Pulse.ng. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved January 29, 2016. Jump up ^ Aduba, Uzo ( August 4, 2014 ). `` Uzo Aduba : My Road to ' Orange Is the New Black ' ''. The Daily Beast Jump up ^ `` Medfield Native Uzo Aduba Attends White House Correspondents Dinner ''. medfield.patch.com. May 5, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Champagne, Christine ( June 8, 2014 ). `` Behind the Breakout Role : Orange is the New Black 's Uzo Aduba on Creating Crazy Eyes ''. Co. Create. Retrieved July 15, 2014. Jump up ^ `` 2001 -- 02 Women 's Track Roster ''. Boston University. Retrieved July 11, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Boston University Meet Results ''. UMassAthletics.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Obi Aduba player profile ''. hockeydb.com. Jump up ^ `` Translations of Xhosa - Washington, DC - Tickets, Reviews, Info and More ''. theatermania. Retrieved October 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play -- 2004 ''. Awards and nominations Theatre Washington. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ Isherwood, Charles ( May 3, 2007 ). `` Orphans of the Storm, Assailed by Lurid Evildoers ''. The New York Times. Retrieved August 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Uzo Aduba ''. Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Meet the Cast : Uzo Aduba ''. Godspell.com. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ Brantley, Ben ( June 15, 2013 ). `` Of Shakespeare and Superheroes ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Venice, review, Off - Broadway, New York Theatre ''. newyorktheatreguide.com. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Orange Is the New Black 's Uzo Aduba on Crazy Eyes, Flirting Techniques, and Peeing on the Floor ''. Vulture.com. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ Ryan, Maureen ( August 23, 2013 ). `` ' Crazy Eyes ' From ' Orange Is The New Black ' Talks Flirting, Jodie Foster And That Infamous Scene ''. The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ Loewenstein, Melinda ( June 2, 2014 ). `` # 1 Reason Seeing Potential Beyond the Audition Created an Outstanding Ensemble for ' Orange Is the New Black ' ''. Backstage. Jump up ^ Moynihan, Rob ( January 19, 2015 ). `` How I Got My SAG - AFTRA Card '', TV Guide. p. 8 Jump up ^ `` Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 : The winners list ''. CNN. August 26, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The International Press Academy Announces Nominations For The 18th Annual Satellite Awards ''. PR Newswire. December 2, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ Atkinson, Kate ( June 19, 2014 ). `` Critics ' Choice TV Awards : The winners list ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ Leeds, Sarene ( January 26, 2015 ). `` SAG Awards : The Complete 2015 Winners List ''. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 27, 2015. Jump up ^ Keegan, Rebecca ( January 26, 2015 ). `` SAG Awards 2015 : ' Birdman ' feathers its nest as Oscars nears ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 27, 2015. Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb ( December 11, 2014 ). `` Golden Globes : Fargo, True Detective Lead Nominations ; Jane the Virgin, Transparent Score Multiple Nods ''. TVLine. Retrieved December 11, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Uzo Aduba Is ' Grateful ' After Tearful Emmy Win ''. ExtraTV.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015. Jump up ^ `` SAG Awards : The Complete Winners List ''. The Hollywood Reporter. January 30, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Golden Globes 2016 : Complete list of winners and nominees ''. Los Angeles Times. January 10, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016. Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew ( March 20, 2014 ). `` Uzo Aduba and Rachel Bay Jones Join Lineup for Broadway Backwards ; Rush Tickets Will Be Available Day of Performance ''. Playbill. Jump up ^ `` BROADWAY BACKWARDS ''. Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. March 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015. Jump up ^ Sweeney, Emily ( April 5, 2017 ). `` Uzo Aduba honored in New York ''. The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Kickham, Dylan ( July 7, 2016 ). `` ' Steven Universe ' : Uzo Aduba plays a new Crystal Gem -- exclusive ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Glamour Women of the Year voting 2016 ''. demographix.com. Retrieved August 24, 2016. External links Uzo Aduba on IMDb Uzo Aduba at the Internet Broadway Database Uzo Aduba at Internet Off - Broadway Database Awards for Uzo Aduba Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Paul Rudd ( 2012 ) Patton Oswalt ( 2013 ) Uzo Aduba ( 2014 ) Bradley Whitford ( 2015 ) Timothy Olyphant ( 2016 ) Alec Baldwin ( 2016 ) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 1975 -- 2000 Cloris Leachman ( 1975 ) Beah Richards ( 1988 ) Colleen Dewhurst ( 1989 ) Swoosie Kurtz ( 1990 ) Colleen Dewhurst ( 1991 ) No award ( 1992 ) Tracey Ullman ( 1993 ) Eileen Heckart ( 1994 ) Cyndi Lauper ( 1995 ) Betty White ( 1996 ) Carol Burnett ( 1997 ) Emma Thompson ( 1998 ) Tracey Ullman ( 1999 ) Jean Smart ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Jean Smart ( 2001 ) Cloris Leachman ( 2002 ) Christina Applegate ( 2003 ) Laura Linney ( 2004 ) Kathryn Joosten ( 2005 ) Cloris Leachman ( 2006 ) Elaine Stritch ( 2007 ) Kathryn Joosten ( 2008 ) Tina Fey ( 2009 ) Betty White ( 2010 ) Gwyneth Paltrow ( 2011 ) Kathy Bates ( 2012 ) Melissa Leo ( 2013 ) Uzo Aduba ( 2014 ) Joan Cusack ( 2015 ) Tina Fey & Amy Poehler ( 2016 ) Melissa McCarthy ( 2017 ) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Barbara Hale ( 1959 ) Pamela Brown ( 1962 ) Glenda Farrell ( 1963 ) Ruth White ( 1964 ) Lee Grant ( 1966 ) Agnes Moorehead ( 1967 ) Barbara Anderson ( 1968 ) Susan Saint James ( 1969 ) Gail Fisher ( 1970 ) Margaret Leighton ( 1971 ) Jenny Agutter ( 1972 ) Ellen Corby ( 1973 ) Joanna Miles ( 1974 ) Ellen Corby ( 1975 ) Ellen Corby ( 1976 ) Kristy McNichol ( 1977 ) Nancy Marchand ( 1978 ) Kristy McNichol ( 1979 ) Nancy Marchand ( 1980 ) Nancy Marchand ( 1981 ) Nancy Marchand ( 1982 ) Doris Roberts ( 1983 ) Alfre Woodard ( 1984 ) Betty Thomas ( 1985 ) Bonnie Bartlett ( 1986 ) Bonnie Bartlett ( 1987 ) Patricia Wettig ( 1988 ) Melanie Mayron ( 1989 ) Marg Helgenberger ( 1990 ) Madge Sinclair ( 1991 ) Valerie Mahaffey ( 1992 ) Mary Alice ( 1993 ) Leigh Taylor - Young ( 1994 ) Julianna Margulies ( 1995 ) Tyne Daly ( 1996 ) Kim Delaney ( 1997 ) Camryn Manheim ( 1998 ) Holland Taylor ( 1999 ) Allison Janney ( 2000 ) Allison Janney ( 2001 ) Stockard Channing ( 2002 ) Tyne Daly ( 2003 ) Drea de Matteo ( 2004 ) Blythe Danner ( 2005 ) Blythe Danner ( 2006 ) Katherine Heigl ( 2007 ) Dianne Wiest ( 2008 ) Cherry Jones ( 2009 ) Archie Panjabi ( 2010 ) Margo Martindale ( 2011 ) Maggie Smith ( 2012 ) Anna Gunn ( 2013 ) Anna Gunn ( 2014 ) Uzo Aduba ( 2015 ) Maggie Smith ( 2016 ) Ann Dowd ( 2017 ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Helen Hunt ( 1994 ) Christine Baranski ( 1995 ) Julia Louis - Dreyfus ( 1996 ) Julia Louis - Dreyfus ( 1997 ) Tracey Ullman ( 1998 ) Lisa Kudrow ( 1999 ) Sarah Jessica Parker ( 2000 ) Megan Mullally ( 2001 ) Megan Mullally ( 2002 ) Megan Mullally ( 2003 ) Teri Hatcher ( 2004 ) Felicity Huffman ( 2005 ) America Ferrera ( 2006 ) Tina Fey ( 2007 ) Tina Fey ( 2008 ) Tina Fey ( 2009 ) Betty White ( 2010 ) Betty White ( 2011 ) Tina Fey ( 2012 ) Julia Louis - Dreyfus ( 2013 ) Uzo Aduba ( 2014 ) Uzo Aduba ( 2015 ) Julia Louis - Dreyfus ( 2016 ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2010 -- 2019 ) Modern Family, season 1 / season 2 ( 2010 ) : Bowen ; Burrell ; Ferguson ; Gould ; Hyland ; O'Neill ; Rodriguez ; Stonestreet ; Vergara ; Winter Modern Family, season 2 / season 3 ( 2011 ) : Anderson - Emmons ; Bowen ; Burrell ; Ferguson ; Gould ; Hyland ; O'Neill ; Rodriguez ; Stonestreet ; Vergara ; Winter Modern Family, season 3 / season 4 ( 2012 ) : Anderson - Emmons ; Bowen ; Burrell ; Ferguson ; Gould ; Hyland ; O'Neill ; Rodriguez ; Stonestreet ; Vergara ; Winter Modern Family, season 4 / season 5 ( 2013 ) : Anderson - Emmons ; Bowen ; Burrell ; Ferguson ; Gould ; Hyland ; O'Neill ; Rodriguez ; Stonestreet ; Vergara ; Winter Orange Is the New Black, season 2 ( 2014 ) : Aduba, Biggs, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Freeman, Gardner, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Lake, Lapkus, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, Marsh Garland, McGorry, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Pimentel, Polanco, Reiner, Roberts, Rodriguez, Rosenblat, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Toussaint, Tucci, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 3 ( 2015 ) : Aduba, Birbiglia, Blake, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Leyva, Manning, Marsh Garland, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Rodriguez, Rose, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 4 ( 2016 ) : Aduba, Aisenberg, Brooks, Brown, Cruz, DeLaria, Dover, Glenn, Golden, Gómez, Guerrero, Harney, Henke, Jeudy, Lake, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, McMenamin, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Purdy, Rodriguez, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Tucci, Wiley Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2019 ) VIAF : 232573537 LCCN : no2012030028 GND : 113350955X Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uzo_Aduba&oldid=807787578 '' Categories : 1981 births Living people 21st - century American actresses American television actresses American film actresses Actresses from Boston Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni American people of Nigerian descent Primetime Emmy Award winners American people of Igbo descent Igbo actresses Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners People from Medfield, Massachusetts Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from June 2017 Articles with hCards Internet Broadway Database person ID same as Wikidata Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands Norsk Português Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2017, at 03 : 23. 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Question: who plays suzanne in orange is the new black
Answer: Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba