Acting
Leslie Uggams — Movies and TV Shows
Also known as: Leslie Marian 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.
Popular movie credits
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool
Deadpool 2
Once Upon a Deadpool
American Fiction
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Nanny
Sugar Hill
Night of 100 Stars II
Two Weeks in Another Town
Remembering Roots
Poor Pretty Eddie
Skyjacked
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Show of Titles
Popular TV credits
Family Guy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Good Wife
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
CBS News Sunday Morning
Fallout
Magnum, P.I.
New Amsterdam
The Cosby Show
Tony Awards
Empire
The Carol Burnett Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Hotel
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