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Wednesday 27 August 2014

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.
Aduba, who was raised in Medfield, Massachusetts, attended Medfield High School and the University of Boston, where she studied classical voice.
Aduba is listed number seven on its directory of Nigerian-Americans.
An Emmy Award, or simply Emmy, is awarded in recognition of excellence in various sectors of the American television industry.
The other major entertainment awards are: Academy Award/Oscar (for film); Tony Award (for theatre); and Grammy Award (for music).
“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”.

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