Leslie Uggams
Actor
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.
Born1943-05-25
Place of BirthHarlem, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
7.4
Family Guy
AnimationComedy
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Talk
7.6
The Good Wife
Drama
7.6
Deadpool & Wolverine
ActionComedy
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
ComedyTalk
6.3
The Love Boat
DramaComedy
8.1
Fallout
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
6.8
CBS News Sunday Morning
News
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
CrimeDrama
8.3
New Amsterdam
Drama
Tony Awards
7.0
The Cosby Show
ComedyFamily
7.6
Deadpool
ActionAdventure
7.1
Empire
DramaSoap
7.5
Deadpool 2
ActionComedy
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
ComedyFamily
6.8
Hotel
DramaSoap
7.0
What's My Line?
FamilyComedy
7.1
Nurse Jackie
DramaComedy
7.7
The Gilded Age
Drama
7.1
A Different World
ComedyFamily
7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Talk
6.0
Extrapolations
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
8.3
Reading Rainbow
Kids