Leslie Marian Uggams (born May 25, 1943) is an American actress and singer.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0880081
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q534925
Facebook: https://facebook.com/LeslieUggams
Instagram: https://instagram.com/leslieuggams1
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Filmography (Movies)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Character:Blind Al
Release Date:24/07/2024
American Fiction
Character:Agnes Ellison
Release Date:10/11/2023
Dotty and Soul
Character:Dotty
Release Date:19/05/2023
Nanny
Character:Kathleen
Release Date:23/11/2022
The Ravine
Character:Joanna
Release Date:06/05/2022
Show of Titles
Character:"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Release Date:13/06/2021
Blithe Spirit
Character:Madame Arcati
Release Date:06/06/2020
The Apollo
Character:Self
Release Date:24/04/2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
Character:Blind Al
Release Date:11/12/2018
Deadpool 2
Character:Blind Al
Release Date:15/05/2018
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Character:Sadie
Release Date:22/04/2017
Deadpool
Character:Blind Al
Release Date:09/02/2016
Just the Three of Us
Character:
Release Date:31/07/2014
Toe to Toe
Character:Grandma
Release Date:16/01/2009
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2007
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2003
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Character:
Release Date:19/10/1995
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/1994
Sugar Hill
Character:Doris Holly
Release Date:25/02/1994
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Character:
Release Date:28/12/1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1988
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Sizzle
Character:Vonda
Release Date:29/11/1981
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Character:
Release Date:09/03/1978
Poor Pretty Eddie
Character:Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Release Date:01/06/1975
Easter Is
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/03/1974
Black Girl
Character:Netta
Release Date:09/11/1972
Skyjacked
Character:Lovejoy Wells
Release Date:24/05/1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/1972
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/03/1970
Two Weeks in Another Town
Character:Chanteuse
Release Date:17/08/1962
Television Appearances
Fallout
Character:Betty Pearson
Extrapolations
Character:Isabel Zucker
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Character:Grandma (voice)
The Gilded Age
Character:Ernestine Brown
The Bite
Character:Dr. Hester Boutella
Stars in the House
Character:Madame Arcati
New Amsterdam
Character:Mamma Reynolds
The Good Wife
Character:Suzanne Packer
The Early Show
Character:Self
Family Guy
Character:Leslie Uggams (voice)
A Different World
Character:Dr. Eileen Redding
The Cosby Show
Character:Kris Temple
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Hotel
Character:
Magnum, P.I.
Character:Alexis Carter
Backstairs at the White House
Character:Lillian Rogers Parks
CBS News Sunday Morning
Character:Self
The Love Boat
Character:Marion Blake
The Love Boat
Character:Callie Reason
Roots
Character:Kizzy Reynolds
Roots
Character:Kizzy Reynolds Moore
The Muppet Show
Character:Self - Special Guest Star
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
The Bobby Darin Show
Character:
The Flip Wilson Show
Character:Self
The Leslie Uggams Show
Character:
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Character:Self
The Mod Squad
Character:
That's Life
Character:
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Natasha Brimstone
The Dean Martin Show
Character:
Hullabaloo
Character:Self
Hullabaloo
Character:Self - Host
The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self - Singer
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Startime
Character:
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Performer
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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