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Uzo Aduba: 本书讲述了她已故母亲从尼日利亚移民到美国的故事，以及母亲的坚强对她的影响。她分享了她作为运动员的经历，以及从体育转向演艺事业的历程。她还谈到了在"女子监狱"中扮演"疯眼"苏珊娜的经历，以及这个角色对她表演和人生的启发。她感谢了她的经纪人、教练和老师对她的帮助和支持，并表达了她对祖先的感激之情以及她对女儿的期望。她还分享了她母亲去世后与母亲进行精神沟通的经历，以及她对母亲的怀念。 Ted Danson: Ted Danson对Uzo Aduba的演艺成就和人生经历表示赞赏。他与Uzo Aduba分享了他对成名和公众关注的看法，并谈到了他如何将公众的关注转化为对海洋保护事业的投入。他还与Uzo Aduba探讨了家庭和祖先对个人成功的影响，以及对“白手起家”这种说法的批判。

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Uzo Aduba discusses her transition from being a competitive athlete to pursuing a career in acting, highlighting the influence of her family and coaches.
  • Uzo grew up in a sports-oriented family with her mother being a tennis player and her father involved in track and field.
  • She was a figure skater for 10 years and later transitioned to track and field in high school.
  • Her coaches played a crucial role in teaching her about focus and self-talk, which she applies in her acting career.

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Ted Danson feels like he’s found a kindred spirit in three-time Emmy winner Uzo Aduba. They get into the surprising gifts that came out of Uzo’s experience of writing a memoir about her late mother, playing Shirley Chisholm, her track and figure skating past, what it was like pivoting from sports to acting, and what was happening in her life when she got cast as Crazy Eyes on “Orange is the New Black.” Bonus: Uzo and Ted trade their experiences dealing with sudden fame.

Uzo’s book is “The Road is Good: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s Purpose).” 

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