Portrait of Uzo Aduba

Acting

Uzo Aduba

Career

Active from 2008 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Steven Universe: The Movie
Steven Universe: The Movie
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2020 · Won · 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards

    Mrs. America

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

    2015 · Won · 67th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Orange Is the New Black

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

    2014 · Won · 66th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Orange Is the New Black

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

11

The characters Uzo Aduba played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Uzo Aduba Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Vibrant Visuals 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Overcoming Adversity 2
  • Found Family 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

15 titles · average score 64
Magicampers
Magicampers (2026)

TV show · as Trina (voice)

The Residence
The Residence (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Cordelia Cupp

Roofman
Roofman (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as Eileen

Caregiving
Caregiving (2025)

as Narrator

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

as Clarice Baker

Greedy People
Greedy People (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

as Murphy

Painkiller
Painkiller (2023)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Edie Flowers

This World Is Not My Own
This World Is Not My Own (2023)

as Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)

Lightyear
Lightyear (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)

Solos
Solos (2021)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Sasha

Mrs. America
Mrs. America (2020)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Shirley Chisholm

Really Love
Really Love (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

as Chenai Hungwe

2010s

21 titles · average score 69
Steven Universe: The Movie
Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
GoodWatch score 90

as Bismuth (voice)

Beats
Beats (2019)
GoodWatch score 75

as Carla Monroe

Miss Virginia
Miss Virginia (2019)
GoodWatch score 59

as Virginia Walden

Candy Jar
Candy Jar (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

as Julia Russell

American Pastoral
American Pastoral (2016)
GoodWatch score 43

as Vicky

Tallulah
Tallulah (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

as Louisa Kinnie

Showing Roots
Showing Roots (2016)

as Pearl

The Wiz Live!
The Wiz Live! (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

as Glinda the Good

Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case (2015)

as Sheila Whirley

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
GoodWatch score 37

as TSA Officer

Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren

Steven Universe
Steven Universe (2013)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Bismuth (voice)

2000s

1 title · average score 77
In Treatment
In Treatment (2008)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Dr. Brooke Taylor