Leslie Uggams
May 25, 1943 (81 years old) in Harlem, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2024 ·Deadpool & Wolverineas Blind Al
- 2024 ·Falloutas Betty Pearson
- 2023 ·American Fictionas Agnes Ellison
- 2023 ·Dotty and Soulas Dotty
- 2023 ·Extrapolationsas Isabel Zucker
- 2023 ·My Dad the Bounty Hunteras Grandma (voice)
- 2022 ·Nannyas Kathleen
- 2022 ·The Ravineas Joanna
- 2021 ·The Biteas Dr. Hester Boutella
- 2020 ·Blithe Spiritas Madame Arcati
- 2020 ·Stars in the Houseas Madame Arcati
- 2019 ·The Apolloas Self
- 2018 ·Once Upon a Deadpoolas Blind Al
- 2018 ·New Amsterdamas Mamma Reynolds
- 2018 ·Deadpool 2as Blind Al
- 2016 ·Deadpoolas Blind Al
- 2014 ·Just the Three of Usas
- 2009 ·The Good Wifeas Suzanne Packer
- 2007 ·Words and Music by Jerry Hermanas Herself
- 2003 ·Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Self
- 1999 ·The Early Showas Self
- 1999 ·Family Guyas Leslie Uggams (voice)
- 1995 ·Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!as
- 1994 ·Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowlas Self
- 1994 ·Sugar Hillas Doris Holly
- 1989 ·The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milanoas
- 1988 ·Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCas Self
- 1987 ·A Different Worldas Dr. Eileen Redding
- 1985 ·Night of 100 Stars IIas Self
- 1984 ·The Cosby Showas Kris Temple
- 1983 ·Reading Rainbowas Herself - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 ·Hotelas
- 1981 ·Sizzleas Vonda
- 1980 ·Magnum, P.I.as
- 1979 ·Backstairs at the White Houseas Lillian Rogers Parks
- 1979 ·CBS News Sunday Morningas Self
- 1978 ·A Special Sesame Street Christmasas Self
- 1978 ·Julie Andrews: One Step Into Springas
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Marion Blake
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Callie Reason
- 1977 ·Rootsas Kizzy Reynolds
- 1977 ·Rootsas Kizzy Reynolds Moore
- 1976 ·The Muppet Showas Self - Special Guest Star
- 1975 ·Poor Pretty Eddieas Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
- 1973 ·The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self
- 1973 ·The Bobby Darin Showas
- 1972 ·Black Girlas Netta
- 1972 ·Skyjackedas Lovejoy Wells
- 1972 ·S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwinas Self
- 1970 ·The Flip Wilson Showas Self
- 1970 ·King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphisas Self (archive footage)
- 1969 ·The Leslie Uggams Showas
- 1969 ·The Glen Campbell Goodtime Houras Self
- 1968 ·The Mod Squadas
- 1968 ·That's Lifeas
- 1967 ·The Carol Burnett Showas Self
- 1966 ·The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as Natasha Brimstone
- 1965 ·The Dean Martin Showas
- 1965 ·Hullabalooas Self
- 1965 ·Hullabalooas Self - Host
- 1964 ·The Hollywood Palaceas Self - Singer
- 1963 ·The Danny Kaye Showas Self
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1962 ·Two Weeks in Another Townas Chanteuse
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1959 ·Startimeas
- 1957 ·Tonight Starring Jack Paaras Self
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Host
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Performer
- 1950 ·What's My Line?as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self