Leslie Uggams
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-05-25
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York, USA
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.
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Dotty and Soul
May 19, 2023
Poor Pretty Eddie
Jun 01, 1975
Sugar Hill
Feb 25, 1994
Nanny
Nov 23, 2022
Black Girl
Nov 09, 1972
Skyjacked
May 24, 1972
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Apr 03, 2003
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
May 16, 1988
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Mar 24, 1970
American Fiction
Nov 10, 2023
Deadpool
Feb 09, 2016
Two Weeks in Another Town
Aug 17, 1962
Night of 100 Stars II
Mar 10, 1985
Deadpool & Wolverine
Jul 24, 2024
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Dec 08, 1978
Deadpool 2
May 15, 2018
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Apr 01, 2007
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Mar 04, 1994
Once Upon a Deadpool
Dec 11, 2018
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Dec 28, 1989
The Apollo
Apr 24, 2019
Sizzle
Nov 29, 1981
Blithe Spirit
Jun 06, 2020
Just the Three of Us
Jul 31, 2014
The Ravine
May 06, 2022
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Jan 17, 1972
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Oct 19, 1995
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Mar 09, 1978
Show of Titles
Jun 13, 2021
Easter Is
Mar 01, 1974
Toe to Toe
Jan 16, 2009
Magnum, P.I.
Dec 11, 1980
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Sep 13, 1966
The Cosby Show
Sep 20, 1984
Hotel
Aug 21, 1982
The Mod Squad
Sep 24, 1968
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
The Muppet Show
Sep 05, 1976
Backstairs at the White House
Jan 29, 1979
The Hollywood Palace
Jan 04, 1964
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Jan 22, 1969
Hullabaloo
Jan 12, 1965
The Dean Martin Show
Sep 16, 1965
The Flip Wilson Show
Sep 17, 1970
Roots
Jan 23, 1977
The Bite
May 21, 2021
The Leslie Uggams Show
Sep 28, 1969
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Apr 02, 1973
That's Life
Sep 24, 1968
Extrapolations
Mar 16, 2023
Startime
Oct 06, 1959
Family Guy
Jan 31, 1999
New Amsterdam
Sep 25, 2018
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
Reading Rainbow
Jun 06, 1983
A Different World
Sep 24, 1987
What's My Line?
Feb 02, 1950
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Jul 29, 1957
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
The Carol Burnett Show
Sep 11, 1967
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Hullabaloo
Jan 12, 1965
Stars in the House
Mar 16, 2020
Fallout
Apr 10, 2024
Roots
Jan 23, 1977
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Feb 09, 2023
The Danny Kaye Show
Sep 25, 1963
The Good Wife
Sep 22, 2009
CBS News Sunday Morning
Jan 28, 1979
The Bobby Darin Show
Jan 19, 1973
