Leslie Uggams
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.
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
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The Gilded Age
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Mod Squad
Reading Rainbow
Deadpool 2
Roots
Roots
The Muppet Show
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Danny Kaye Show
Startime
The Flip Wilson Show
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Extrapolations
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
The Dean Martin Show
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Hollywood Palace
Once Upon a Deadpool
American Fiction
Backstairs at the White House
The Early Show
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