Leslie Uggams
Acting
- Born:
- 1943-05-25
- Place of birth:
- Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Leslie Marian Uggams (born May 25, 1943) is an American actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child in the early 1950s, Uggams is recognized for portraying Kizzy Reynolds in the television miniseries Roots (1977), earning Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for her performance. She had earlier been highly acclaimed for the Broadway musical Hallelujah, Baby!, winning a Theatre World Award in 1967 and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1968. Later in her career, Uggams received renewed notice with appearances alongside Ryan Reynolds as Blind Al in Deadpool (2016) & Deadpool 2 (2018) and in a recurring role on Empire.
Known For
Filmography
Deadpool & Wolverine
Fallout
American Fiction
Dotty and Soul
Extrapolations
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Nanny
The Ravine
The Gilded Age
Show of Titles
The Bite
Blithe Spirit
Stars in the House
The Apollo
Once Upon a Deadpool
New Amsterdam
Deadpool 2
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Deadpool
Empire
Just the Three of Us
The Good Wife
Nurse Jackie
Toe to Toe
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Remembering Roots
The Early Show
Family Guy
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Sugar Hill
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
A Different World
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
Night of 100 Stars II
The Cosby Show
Reading Rainbow
Hotel
Sizzle
Magnum, P.I.
Backstairs at the White House
CBS News Sunday Morning
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
The Love Boat
Roots
The Muppet Show
Poor Pretty Eddie
Easter Is
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Bobby Darin Show
Black Girl
Skyjacked
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
The Flip Wilson Show
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Swing Out, Sweet Land
The Leslie Uggams Show