Cast
Leslie Uggams
Acting
Cast
Leslie Uggams
Known for
Acting
Born
1943-05-25
From
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Leslie Marian 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.
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Blind Al
Deadpool
as Blind Al
Deadpool 2
as Blind Al
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Blind Al
American Fiction
as Agnes Ellison
Nanny
as Kathleen
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Sadie
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Show of Titles
as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Sugar Hill
as Doris Holly
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Chanteuse
Skyjacked
as Lovejoy Wells
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Sizzle
as Vonda
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Saloon Singer
Dotty and Soul
as Dotty
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self
The Ravine
as Joanna
Poor Pretty Eddie
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
The Apollo
as Self
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Self
Black Girl
as Netta
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati
Toe to Toe
as Grandma
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
as Self
Remembering Roots
as Self
Just the Three of Us
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
as Self - Special Guest
Easter Is
as (voice)