Nigerian-American actress Uzo Aduba Wins ‘Outstanding Guest Actress’ at Emmy Awards

Nigerian-American actress, Uzo Nwanneka Aduba, has won this year’s Emmy for “Outstanding Guest Actress” for the Netflix comedy-drama series, “Orange is the New Black”.

Aduba, who was born to Nigerian parents in Massachusetts, US, in 1980/1981 (according to Wikipedia), won the award a week before the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, which took place on Monday night at the Nokia Los Angeles Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Aduba played the character Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in the television series.
 

“Orange is the New Black”, which received 12 Prime Time Emmy Award nominations, has won critical acclaim since it started airing on July 11, 2013. It generated more viewers and hours viewed in its first week than other Netflix original drama series, “House of Cards” and “Arrested Development”.