Uzo Aduba Biography

Uzo Aduba is an actress who has been blowing audiences away with her spellbinding performances in both theater and onscreen. Her path from a Nigerian-American childhood in Boston to standout roles in "Orange is the New Black" and "American Pastoral" deserves recognition simply because of her steadfast devotion to the work. Drawing on exhaustive research and exclusive interviews, this enlightening biography vibrantly delineates Aduba's life path-from her tight-knit Bronx family to the early hardship of trying to find her way as a performer in what is often perceived as an exclusionary field; from the progression of her acting career to award-winning heights. In "A Life of Purpose," Aduba offers the candor and well-honed observation that have lifted millions of other voices with hers, revealing intimacies from whirling through the highs of dating her companionship to facing down harshness within herself racism inside itself. A Life of Purpose is the inspiring story of a woman who transcends the color lines and definitions that define her name, driven by social justice, artistic excellence and dreams.