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Medfield Native and 'Orange Is the New Black' Star Runs in the Boston Marathon

Uzo Aduba ran for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge.

Actress and Medfield native Uzo Aduba ran the 119th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20 to raise money for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge.

The “Orange Is the New Black” star, who raised more than her $4,000 goal, told People that she raised money specifically for Dana-Farber’s Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research, which studies potential molecular and genetic causes of cancer.

Aduba finished the race in 5:03:24.

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