Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on February 10, 1981, is an American actress. Young Uzo Aduba first started her career on the New York City stage. She made her big screen debut in drama film Pearly Gates (2015) in role as Corrie. She got her television debut in CBS police procedural drama series Blue Bloods (2012) in episode "Nightmares", in role as Nurse. Uzo breakthrough performance came as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in Netflix comedy drama television series Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019). She landed her Broadway debut in a play "Coram Boy" (2007) in role as Toby, at Imperial Theatre.
Uzo Aduba height is 5' 6" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 167.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 143 іn pоunds or 65 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements are bust-waist-hip 36-30-38 in inches or 91.5-76-96.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 34B with cup size B. She is 45 years old. Her net worth is around 1 million dollars.
Birth Date:
February 10, 1981
Age:
45 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Aquarius
Natural hair color:
Black
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Net Worth:
$1 Million
Height:
5 ft 6 in | 167.5 cm
Weight:
65 kg | 143 lbs
Body Measurements:
36-30-38 in | 91.5-76-96.5 cm
Bra Size:
34B
Shoe Size:
8 US | 38.5 EU
She was nominated for the Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role for her voice role as Queen Novo in animated musical fantasy film My Little Pony: The Movie (2017).
Tallulah (2016) - Detective Louisa Kinnie
American Pastoral (2016) - Vicky
Showing Roots (2016) - Pearl
Candy Jar (2018) - Julia Russell
We Are Boats (2018) - Sir
Beats (2019) - Carla Monroe
Miss Virginia (2019) - Virginia Walden
She voiced Bismuth in Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) and Alisha Hawthorne in Lightyear (2022). Really Love (2020) - Chenai Hungwe
National Champions (2021) - Katherine Poe
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024) - Clarice
Greedy People (2024) - Officer Murphy
She won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series also was nominated for two Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in Netflix comedy drama television series Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019).
She won the Primetime 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 for her role as Shirley Chisholm in FX historical drama television miniseries Mrs. America (2020).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Dr. Brooke Lawrence in HBO drama series In Treatment (2021).
She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for her role as Edie Flowers in Netflix drama miniseries Painkiller (2023).
She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Cordelia Cupp in Netflix mystery comedy drama series The Residence (2025).
She voiced Bismuth in Steven Universe (2016-2019) and Officer Kubritz in 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018-2019).
Solos (2021) Amazon Prime Video - Sasha
Graduated from Medfield High School in 1999.
Graduated from Boston University (2003), with a BA in Classical Voice and Drama.
Has two brothers: Obi, Rick and sister, Chioma.
She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play and won the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Clyde in a play "Clyde's" (2021), at Hayes Theatre.
She was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play for her role in production of "Translations of Xhosa" (2003), at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts.
She made her West End Theatre debut in a play "The Maids" (2016) in role as Solange, at Trafalgar Studios.
She won the Point Courage Award for her support of the LGBT community in 2017.
She became Heifer International's celebrity ambassador to Africa in 2018.
Lives in New York City.
She married filmmaker Robert Sweeting in 2020, they have one daughter, Adaiba Lee Nonyem.