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Leslie Marian Uggams (born May 25, 1943) is an American actress and singer.
New Amsterdam
2018
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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 25, 1943
Birthplace
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
Deadpool
2016
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Deadpool 2
2018
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
American Fiction
2023
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
The Apollo
2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
Nanny
2022
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
Skyjacked
1972
Sugar Hill
1994
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
Black Girl
1972
The Ravine
2022
+ 13 more movies
Family Guy
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
New Amsterdam
2018
The Good Wife
2009
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
Fallout
2024
A Different World
1987
The Love Boat
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Cosby Show
1984
What's My Line?
1950
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Hotel
1982
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Gilded Age
2022
Stars in the House
2020
Reading Rainbow
1983
+ 22 more TV shows
