Leslie Uggams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 25, 1943 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie · as Blind Al
Fallout
TV · as Betty Pearson · 9 eps
Dotty and Soul
Movie · as Dotty
American Fiction
Movie · as Agnes Ellison
Extrapolations
TV · as Isabel Zucker · 2 eps
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
TV · as Grandma (voice) · 5 eps
Nanny
Movie · as Kathleen
The Ravine
Movie · as Joanna
The Gilded Age
TV · as Ernestine Brown · 2 eps
Show of Titles
Movie · as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
The Bite
TV · as Dr. Hester Boutella · 6 eps
Blithe Spirit
Movie · as Madame Arcati
Stars in the House
TV · as Madame Arcati · 1 ep
The Apollo
Movie · as Self
Deadpool 2
Movie · as Blind Al
Once Upon a Deadpool
Movie · as Blind Al
New Amsterdam
TV · as Mamma Reynolds · 5 eps
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Movie · as Sadie
Deadpool
Movie · as Blind Al
Empire
TV · as Leah Walker · 21 eps
Just the Three of Us
Movie
Toe to Toe
Movie · as Grandma
The Good Wife
TV · as Suzanne Packer · 1 ep
Nurse Jackie
TV · as Vivian · 3 eps
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Movie · as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie · as Self
Remembering Roots
Movie · as Self
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Leslie Uggams (voice) · 2 eps
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Movie
Sugar Hill
Movie · as Doris Holly
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie · as Self
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Movie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie · as Self
A Different World
TV · as Dr. Eileen Redding · 1 ep
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
Movie · as Self - Special Guest
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
The Cosby Show
TV · as Kris Temple · 1 ep
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Hotel
TV · 1 ep
Sizzle
Movie · as Vonda
Magnum, P.I.
TV · as Alexis Carter · 1 ep
Backstairs at the White House
TV · as Lillian Rogers Parks · 4 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Movie · as Self
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Movie
Roots
TV · as Kizzy Reynolds, Kizzy Reynolds Moore · 2 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Marion Blake, Callie Reason · 2 eps
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
Poor Pretty Eddie
Movie · as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Easter Is
Movie · as (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bobby Darin Show
TV · 1 ep
Black Girl
Movie · as Netta
Skyjacked
Movie · as Lovejoy Wells
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Movie · as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie · as Saloon Singer
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Leslie Uggams Show
TV · 10 eps
The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep
That's Life
TV · 1 ep
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Natasha Brimstone · 1 ep
Hullabaloo
TV · as Self, Self - Host · 2 eps
The Dean Martin Show
TV · 1 ep
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Two Weeks in Another Town
Movie · as Chanteuse
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Startime
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer, Self - Performer · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps