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Uzo Aduba *On a recent episode of “The View,” actress Uzo Aduba serenaded the co-hosts and members of the audience with her beautiful operatic voice, proving she can act and sing! She also talked to the co-hosts about the third season of “Orange is the New Black,” and revealed why she almost quit acting. Aduba, […]

[…] of Virginia Walden Ford who successfully fought the system to create a private school voucher program for low-income children in Washington, D.C. Orange is the New Black’s Uzo Aduba, who plays Virginia in the film and delivers a passionate performance, says this is what drew her to the role – the unrelenting love a mother […]

Actress Uzo Aduba speaks onstage at the A Diversity Revolution: How Non-Network Shows Are Shattering Mainstream Norms panel during Advertising Week 2015 AWXII at the Hard Rock Cafe New York on September 29, 2015 in New York City *As if her own groundbreaking win at the Emmys wasn’t enough cause for celebration, “Orange is the […]

Uzo Aduba as Clyde in Broadway-bound “Clyde’s” *Variety caught up with actress Uzo Aduba as she prepared to start rehearsals for “Clyde’s,” a new Broadway production from writer Lynn Nottage and director Kate Whoriskey that’s set to open at the Second Stage’s Hayes Theater on Nov. 23. Aduba stars as Clyde, the owner of […]

*Nigerian beauty Uzo Aduba graces the latest cover of UPTOWN magazine in which the actress and classically trained singer dishes on adjusting to life in the limelight, her Hollywood friends and keeping company with only those who appreciate her. She also talks about the pressure of her upcoming role as ‘Glinda the Good Witch’ in […]

Actress Uzo Aduba speaks onstage during the “Orange Is the New Black” panel discussion at the Netflix portion of the 2015 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 28, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. *NBC’s live production of “The Wiz” continues to pad its high-powered cast. “Orange Is the New Black’s” Uzo […]

[…] Tuesday by sharing throwback photos and messages of gratitude. “10 Years Ago—I really didn’t know what direction I was headed—with my art, my career or my life,”  Uzo Aduba, who played Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren, wrote in a post on her Instagram page on Tuesday. She added that “through the power of (Kohan) and the […]

Toni Stone (L) and Uzo Aduba *Uzo Aduba will take on the title role in the world premiere of Toni Stone, about the real life pitcher who in 1945 became the first woman to go pro in the Negro Leagues, enduring discriminatory treatment from her male teammates. Pam MacKinnon, a Tony winner for the 2012 […]

Uzo Aduba *LOS ANGELES – Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North America distribution rights to Miss Virginia, a drama inspired by a true story of a struggling inner-city mother who sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay in a dangerous school, she launches a movement that could save his future — and […]

(L-R) Maggie Grace, Cicely Tyson and Uzo Aduba in LIfetime’s “Showing Roots” *Talk about short notice…  Lifetime has acquired the film “Showing Roots” and today announced that it has chosen May 26, at 10 p.m. for its premiere —  a.k.a. tomorrow night. Uzo Aduba and Maggie Grace star as two women in a racially segregated Southern […]

[…] — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization — announced that U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris will speak and two-time Emmy Award-winning actress  Uzo Aduba will be honored at the 21st annual HRC National Dinner on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at the Washington Convention Center. “Senator Kamala Harris is a champion of equality […]

* Uzo Aduba, who’s starring as good witch Glinda on NBC’s “The Wiz Live!,” joined Taylor Swift onstage Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles to sing “White Horse.” The two ladies previously worked the runway together at Swift’s MetLife Stadium show in July. Check out a clip of their performance on Instagram, or peep […]

*Based on a true story “Miss Virginia” stars Uzo Aduba as an impoverished single mother who is losing her fifteen-year-old son to the rough streets of Washington D.C. Unwilling to see him drop out and deal drugs, she places him in a private school. But when she can’t afford tuition, she launches a movement to […]

[…] Guild Awards went to African American actresses. Viola Davis won the outstanding lead drama actress prize for her role in “How to Get Away With Murder,” while Uzo Aduba of “Orange is the New Black” picked up the award for outstanding comedy actress. Davis is just the third actress of color to win her category. […]

*CULVER CITY, Calif. – Academy Award-winning actors Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren, Emmy Award-winning actor Uzo Aduba, Nicole Beharie, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, and Constance Wu will star in the new Amazon Original dramatic anthology series Solos, from executive producer and showrunner David Weil (Hunters).  Solos will premiere later in 2021 exclusively on […]