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.
Known For
Dotty
Dotty and Soul
Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Poor Pretty Eddie
Doris Holly
Sugar Hill
Kathleen
Nanny
Netta
Black Girl
Lovejoy Wells
Skyjacked
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Agnes Ellison
American Fiction
Blind Al
Deadpool
Chanteuse
Two Weeks in Another Town
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Blind Al
Deadpool & Wolverine
Self
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Blind Al
Deadpool 2
Self
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Self
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Blind Al
Once Upon a Deadpool
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Self
The Apollo
Vonda
Sizzle
Madame Arcati
Blithe Spirit
Just the Three of Us
Joanna
The Ravine
Self
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Show of Titles
(voice)
Easter Is
Grandma
Toe to Toe
Sadie
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
32
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-05-25
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Leslie Marian Uggams