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Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba

Actor · Born February 10, 1981 (45) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

3 Primetime Emmys · 5 Screen Actors Guild Awards · Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

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 (2013–2019), 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 Movie/Miniseries. 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 Nottage's play Clyde's 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 10, 1981 (45)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 19% in 30 days

What are Uzo Aduba's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
21%
Morality
19%
Society
12%
Power
9%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 5 of 14 analyzed roles.

Mentor
5 of 14
Ally
5 of 14
Hero
4 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
10
Tense
9
Hopeful
8
Warm
8
Melancholic
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Uzo Aduba's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Uzo Aduba's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Magicampers(2026)

    Show 16 episodes · as Trina (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Roofman(2025)

    as Eileen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Caregiving(2025)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Residence(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Cordelia Cupp

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Greedy People(2024)

    as Murphy

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat(2024)

    as Clarice Baker

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Painkiller(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Edie Flowers

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • This World Is Not My Own(2023)

    as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lightyear(2022)

    as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • National Champions(2021)

    as Katherine Poe

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Clyde's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Clyde

  • Solos(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sasha

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine(2020)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Really Love(2020)

    as Chenai Hungwe

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. America(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as Shirley Chisholm

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Steven Universe Future(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Bismuth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Virginia(2019)

    as Virginia Walden

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Steven Universe: The Movie(2019)

    as Bismuth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Beats(2019)

    as Carla Monroe

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • We Are Boats(2018)

    as Sir

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • 2018 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Bismuth

  • Candy Jar(2018)

    as Julia Russell

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 2 Dope Queens(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • My Little Pony: The Movie(2017)

    as Queen Novo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Wally's Opening Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Francette (voice)

  • American Pastoral(2016)

    as Vicky

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Tallulah(2016)

    as Louisa Kinnie

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Showing Roots(2016)

    as Pearl

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip(2015)

    as TSA Officer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Wiz Live!(2015)

    as Glinda the Good

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Verbatim: The Ferguson Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sheila Whirley

  • Pearly Gates(2015)

    as Corrie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Steven Universe(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bismuth · as Bismuth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Orange Is the New Black(2013)

    Show 90 episodes · as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Sing Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Cafeteria Lady

  • In Treatment(2008)

    Show 24 episodes · as Dr. Brooke Taylor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Clybourne Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Lightyear (2022)

$226M worldwide

Highest rated

Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
20082026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 38: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew1 of 38: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s15 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
1520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 Primetime Emmys, 5 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 20 major nominations, 2014–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2024
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
  3. 2022
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
  4. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television
  5. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
  6. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  7. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  8. 2016
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Uzo Aduba's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

This World Is Not My Own (2023)

97th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)

Midcredits 95th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Uzo Aduba's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles36–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles24–56 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles16–93 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles8–81 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles28–48 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Uzo Aduba work with?

People who share at least 2 of Uzo Aduba's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Isiah Whitlock Jr. shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers