Uzo Aduba
Uzo Aduba
Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, a Primetime 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth10 February 1981
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
I used to be a huge fan of 'Lockup' on MSNBC, and that certainly has helped with my understanding of the world.
As for the fake teeth, they're officially retired. I haven't really found a need or want to wear them.
The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.
My family is more a sports family, and I figure skated for a very long time, so movement and how I relate to movement is very integral to my process.
My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
I loved 'Ghana Must Go' by Taiye Selasi. It's about a first-generation African family living in America that has to return home to Nigeria when their estranged father passes away.
You think the only thing looking at you is this steel thing, but behind the camera is this living, breathing person operating the camera whose job it is to watch you.
People were stopping me on the street to say, 'Oh my God, it's Crazy Eyes!' Which is kind of a funny thing to have people shout at you on the street.
I try to play serious scenes a little funny and the comedy a little serious.
I might literally fall over dead if I meet Oprah Winfrey. I'm kind of joking, but I'm not confident that wouldn't happen.
I've heard of nothing coming from nothing, but I've never heard of absolutely nothing coming from hard work.
I dream in color, and I have visions of feelings and energies that I would love to feel.
I think it's always a good idea to dress as someone you like, as long as it's done in good taste. That's the key.
I come from Nigeria, and we live by the idea that it takes a village. So my entire team. I live by my team: my friends, my neighbors, my teachers - they're the people who taught me how to be a free actor.