Acting
Leslie Uggams
Also Known As: Leslie Marian Uggams
Birth Date
May 25, 1943
(83 years old)
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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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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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962 • 6 episodes
Family Guy
Leslie Uggams (voice)
1999 • 2 episodes
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961 • 2 episodes
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950 • 1 episode
The Good Wife
Suzanne Packer
2009 • 1 episode
The Love Boat
Marion Blake
1977 • 2 episodes
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979 • 1 episode
Magnum, P.I.
Alexis Carter
1980 • 1 episode
The Cosby Show
Kris Temple
1984 • 1 episode
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956 • 1 episode
Deadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al
2024
New Amsterdam
Mamma Reynolds
2018 • 5 episodes
Hotel
1982 • 1 episode
Empire
Leah Walker
2015 • 21 episodes
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957 • 1 episode
Nurse Jackie
Vivian
2009 • 3 episodes
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967 • 1 episode
Fallout
Betty Pearson
2024 • 9 episodes
A Different World
Dr. Eileen Redding
1987 • 1 episode
Stars in the House
Madame Arcati
2020 • 1 episode