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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
77
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-05-25 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York, USA
Acting
2024
Fallout as Betty Pearson2024
Deadpool & Wolverine as Blind Al2023
Extrapolations as Isabel Zucker2023
My Dad the Bounty Hunter as Grandma (voice)2023
American Fiction as Agnes Ellison2023
Dotty and Soul as Dotty2022
The Gilded Age as Ernestine Brown2022
The Ravine as Joanna2022
Nanny as Kathleen2021
Show of Titles as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer2021
The Bite as Dr. Hester Boutella2020
Stars in the House as Madame Arcati2020
Blithe Spirit as Madame Arcati2019
The Apollo as Self2018
New Amsterdam as Mamma Reynolds2018
Deadpool 2 as Blind Al2018
Once Upon a Deadpool as Blind Al2016
Deadpool as Blind Al2014
Just the Three of Us as Not available2009
The Good Wife as Suzanne Packer2009
Toe to Toe as Grandma2007
Words and Music by Jerry Herman as Self1999
Family Guy as Leslie Uggams (voice)1999
The Early Show as Self1995
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! as Not available1994
Sugar Hill as Doris Holly1994
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl as Self1989
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano as Not available1987
A Different World as Dr. Eileen Redding1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self1984
The Cosby Show as Kris Temple1983
Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)1982
Hotel as Not available1981
Sizzle as Vonda1980
Magnum, P.I. as Alexis Carter1979
CBS News Sunday Morning as Self1979
Backstairs at the White House as Lillian Rogers Parks1978
A Special Sesame Street Christmas as Self1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring as Not available1977
The Love Boat as Marion Blake1977
The Love Boat as Callie Reason1977
Roots as Kizzy Reynolds1977
Roots as Kizzy Reynolds Moore1976
The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star1975
Poor Pretty Eddie as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly1974
Easter Is as (voice)1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self1973
The Bobby Darin Show as Not available1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self1972
Skyjacked as Lovejoy Wells1972
Black Girl as Netta1970
The Flip Wilson Show as Self1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self1969
The Leslie Uggams Show as Not available1968
The Mod Squad as Not available1968
That's Life as Not available1967
The Carol Burnett Show as Self1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Natasha Brimstone1965
The Dean Martin Show as Not available1965
Hullabaloo as Self1965
Hullabaloo as Self - Host1964
The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer1963
The Danny Kaye Show as Self1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self1962
Two Weeks in Another Town as Chanteuse1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1959
Startime as Not available1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer1956
Tony Awards as Self - Host1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter1956
Tony Awards as Self - Performer1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self