Crazy Eyes (Orange Is the New Black)

Suzanne Warren
Orange Is the New Black character
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne Warren in a promotional poster for season 2 of Orange Is the New Black
First appearance"I Wasn't Ready" (2013)
Portrayed byUzo Aduba
Eden Wiggins
(age 10)
Taliyah Whitaker
(age 5)
In-universe information
FamilyPat Warren (adoptive mother)
Dennis Warren (adoptive father)
Significant otherMaureen Kukudio

Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren is a fictional character played by Uzo Aduba on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Warren is portrayed as intelligent, but lacking in social skills, and prone to spiral into emotional outbursts and delusions when agitated due to mental illness. She is a recurring character in season one and a regular character beginning with season two.[1]

Aduba won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for her season one performance. For season two, she received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. Her season three performance again won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. The character is the only role that has received Emmy Award recognition in both the comedy and drama categories for the same show.

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 8, 2013). "Uzo Aduba Upped To Regular On 'Orange Is The New Black', Steven Culp In 'Revolution'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 5, 2014.