Leslie Uggams
Acting
Born May 25, 1943 · 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) & Dea…
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Family Guy
The Mike Douglas Show
The Good Wife
The Love Boat
CBS News Sunday Morning
Tony Awards
Deadpool & Wolverine
Fallout
New Amsterdam
Magnum, P.I.
What's My Line?
The Gilded Age
The Cosby Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Empire
The Carol Burnett Show
Deadpool
Nurse Jackie
Hotel
The Ed Sullivan Show
A Different World
The Dean Martin Show
Reading Rainbow
Deadpool 2
Stars in the House
The Muppet Show
The Danny Kaye Show
Extrapolations
The Mod Squad
Once Upon a Deadpool
The Flip Wilson Show
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Roots
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Hollywood Palace
Startime
The Early Show