Leslie Uggams
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.
Acting (29 movies)
Dotty and Soul
2023
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975
Sugar Hill
1994
Nanny
2022
Black Girl
1972
Skyjacked
1972
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
American Fiction
2023
Deadpool
2016
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
Deadpool 2
2018
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
The Apollo
2019
Sizzle
1981
Blithe Spirit
2020
The Ravine
2022
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
Show of Titles
2021
Easter Is
1974
Toe to Toe
2009
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