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My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her entire life. Instead of accepting defeat, she refused this fate and went on to become the West African Womens Singles tennis champion in college.

Uzo Aduba

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Uzo Aduba
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: February 10
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Boston
Massachusetts
Uzoamaka Aduba
Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba
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