Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba[1] (alizaliwa Februari 10, 1981)[2] ni mwigizaji wa Nigeria na Amerika. Anajulikana kwa jukumu lake kama Crazy Eyes (character)|Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren kwenye filamu za Netflix katika safu za Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), ambayo alishinda Tuzo ya Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series mnamo 2014, na Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series mnamo 2015, na tuzo mbili za Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series|Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series mnamo 2014 na 2015.[3] Yeye ni mmoja wa waigizaji wawili kushinda Tuzo ya Emmy katika vikundi vyote vya ucheshi na mchezo wa kuigiza kwa jukumu moja, mwingine akiwa Ed Asner kama mhusika Lou Grant.[4]

Aduba alionekana kwenye filamu kama vile American Pastoral (film)|American Pastoral (2016), Showing Roots (2016), My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), Candy Jar (2018) and Miss Virginia (film)|Miss Virginia (2019).mnamo 2020, alicheza kama Shirley Chisholm katika safu fupi ya Hulu Mrs. America (miniseries)|Mrs. America, ambayo alishinda tuzo ya Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

Maisha ya awali

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Aduba alizaliwa Boston, ambapo wazazi wapo Nigeria. Alikulia katika Medfield, Massachusetts|Medfield, Massachusetts,[5] na alihitimu katika Medfield High School mwaka 1999. Pia alihudhuria Boston University, ambapo alisomea where classical voice[6] na alimaliza katika track and field.[7][8] Alielezea familia yake kama "sports family".[6] Kaka yake mdogo, Obi, anacheza mchezo wa magongo katika University of Massachusetts Amherst na pia alienda kucheza filamu sita kitaalamu. [9]

Kazi zake

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Kazi za awali

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Aduba alipata kutambuliwa kwa mara ya kwanza kwa uigizaji wake mnamo 2003, wakati uigizaji wake katika Translations of Xhosa[10] kwenye Olney Theatre Center for the Arts akashinda tuzo yake ya Helen Hayes Award na uteuzi ya muigizagi mshirikishi katika tamthilia.[11] Aduba alicheza mhusika Amphiarus mwaka 2006 katika New York Theatre Workshop na tena mnamo mwaka 2008 katika La Jolla Playhouse. mwaka 2007,pia aliigiza kama Toby kwenye Helen Edmundson kwa mabadiliko ya Coram Boy (play)|Coram Boy kwenye Imperial Theatre.[12] Kutoka mwaka 2011 kuelekea 2012, aliimba "By My Side" kama sehemu ya Godspell kwenye Circle in the Square|Circle in the Square Theatre.[13][14] Alionekana mara ya kwanza kwenye televisheni kama nesi katika Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods mnamo 2012.[6] Alicheza kama mama wa Venice katika The Public Theater huko New York.[15][16]

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Mwezi April 2017, Aduba alipokea tuzo ya ujasiri kutoka kwa Point Foundation kwa msaada wake kwa jamii ya LGBT.[17] Mnamo mwezi Juni 2018, Aduba alikuwa Heifer International barani Afrika. Aliona athari ya kwanza ya Heifer katika ziara za shamba za 2016 na 2018 nchini Uganda.[18]


Marejeo

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  1. "Godspell Talk Back – Uzo Aduba". Reviewing The Drama. Machi 26, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  2. Wright, Celine (Agosti 12, 2013). "'Orange Is the New Black's' Uzo Aduba on a good road as Crazy Eyes". Los Angeles Times. 32-year-old Aduba{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  3. Emmy Awards 2015: The complete winners list.Beats 2019 CNN.com (September 21, 2015). Retrieved on December 7, 2015.
  4. "Uzo Aduba Watch 'OITNB' actress speak Igbo, reveal her favourite Nigerian dish,". Pulse.ng. Chidumga Izuzu. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2016-01-29. Iliwekwa mnamo Januari 29, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  5. Aduba, Uzo (August 4, 2014). "Uzo Aduba: My Road to ‘Orange Is the New Black'". The Daily Beast
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Champagne, Christine (Juni 8, 2014). "Behind the Breakout Role: Orange is the New Black's Uzo Aduba on Creating Crazy Eyes". Co.Create. Iliwekwa mnamo Julai 15, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  7. "2001–02 Women's Track Roster". Boston University. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Machi 25, 2016. Iliwekwa mnamo Julai 11, 2014. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= na |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= na |archive-url= specified (help)
  8. "Boston University Meet Results". UMassAthletics.com. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Oktoba 29, 2013. Iliwekwa mnamo Oktoba 27, 2013.
  9. "Obi Aduba player profile". hockeydb.com.
  10. "Translations of Xhosa - Washington, DC - Tickets, Reviews, Info and More". theatermania. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2017-11-07. Iliwekwa mnamo Oktoba 29, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  11. "Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play – 2004". Awards and nominations Theatre Washington. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2020-10-08. Iliwekwa mnamo Oktoba 27, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  12. Isherwood, Charles. "Orphans of the Storm, Assailed by Lurid Evildoers", May 3, 2007. Retrieved on August 24, 2016. 
  13. "Uzo Aduba". Internet Broadway Database. Iliwekwa mnamo Oktoba 27, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  14. "Meet the Cast: Uzo Aduba". Godspell.com. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Agosti 6, 2013. Iliwekwa mnamo Julai 28, 2013. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= na |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= na |archive-url= specified (help)
  15. Brantley, Ben (Juni 15, 2013). "Of Shakespeare and Superheroes". The New York Times. Iliwekwa mnamo Julai 28, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  16. "Venice, review, Off-Broadway, New York Theatre". newyorktheatreguide.com. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2015-01-28. Iliwekwa mnamo Julai 28, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)
  17. "Uzo Aduba honored in New York", April 5, 2017. Retrieved on April 11, 2017. 
  18. "Uzo Aduba Announced as Heifer International's First Ever Celebrity Ambassador to Africa | Heifer International | Charity Ending Hunger And Poverty". Uzo Aduba Announced as Heifer International’s First Ever Celebrity Ambassador to Africa | Heifer International | Charity Ending Hunger And Poverty (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2018-09-26.