Leslie Uggams
Acting
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.
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Movies (35)
Deadpool & Wolverine2024Blind Al
American Fiction2023Agnes Ellison
Dotty and Soul2023Dotty
Nanny2022Kathleen
The Ravine2022Joanna
Show of Titles2021"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Blithe Spirit2020Madame Arcati
The Apollo2019Self
Once Upon a Deadpool2018Blind Al
Deadpool 22018Blind Al
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks2017Sadie
Deadpool2016Blind Al- Just the Three of Us2014
Toe to Toe2009Grandma
Words and Music by Jerry Herman2007Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003Self
Remembering Roots2002Self
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!1995
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl1994Self
Sugar Hill1994Doris Holly
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC1988Self
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall1986Self - Special Guest
Night of 100 Stars II1985Self
Sizzle1981Vonda
A Special Sesame Street Christmas1978Self
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring1978
Poor Pretty Eddie1975Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Easter Is1974(voice)
Black Girl1972Netta
Shows (42)
Fallout2024Betty Pearson
Extrapolations2023Isabel Zucker
My Dad the Bounty Hunter2023Grandma (voice)
The Gilded Age2022Ernestine Brown
The Bite2021Dr. Hester Boutella
Stars in the House2020Madame Arcati
New Amsterdam2018Mamma Reynolds
Empire2015Leah Walker
The Good Wife2009Suzanne Packer
Nurse Jackie2009Vivian
The Early Show1999Self
Family Guy1999Leslie Uggams (voice)
A Different World1987Dr. Eileen Redding
The Cosby Show1984Kris Temple
Reading Rainbow1983Self - Narrator (voice)
Hotel1982
Magnum, P.I.1980Alexis Carter
Backstairs at the White House1979Lillian Rogers Parks
CBS News Sunday Morning1979Self
The Love Boat1977Marion Blake
Roots1977Kizzy Reynolds
The Muppet Show1976Self - Special Guest Star
The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973Self
The Bobby Darin Show1973
The Flip Wilson Show1970Self- The Leslie Uggams Show1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969Self
The Mod Squad1968- That's Life1968
The Carol Burnett Show1967Self