Leslie Uggams
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1943-05-25 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (42)
Family Guy
1999
as Leslie Uggams (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Good Wife
2009
as Suzanne Packer
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Marion Blake / Callie Reason
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Alexis Carter
Empire
2015
as Leah Walker
New Amsterdam
2018
as Mamma Reynolds
The Cosby Show
1984
as Kris Temple
Hotel
1982
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer / Self - Performer
Fallout
2024
as Betty Pearson
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
A Different World
1987
as Dr. Eileen Redding
Stars in the House
2020
as Madame Arcati
The Gilded Age
2022
as Ernestine Brown
Nurse Jackie
2009
as Vivian
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Mod Squad
1968
Roots
1977
as Kizzy Reynolds / Kizzy Reynolds Moore
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Startime
1959
as Self
The Dean Martin Show
1965
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Extrapolations
2023
as Isabel Zucker
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
2023
as Grandma (voice)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Natasha Brimstone
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Hullabaloo
1965
as Self / Self - Host
That's Life
1968
Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Lillian Rogers Parks
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Bite
2021
as Dr. Hester Boutella
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
The Leslie Uggams Show
1969
Movies (35)
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Blind Al
Deadpool
2016
as Blind Al
Deadpool 2
2018
as Blind Al
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018
as Blind Al
American Fiction
2023
as Agnes Ellison
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Nanny
2022
as Kathleen
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
as Sadie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Sugar Hill
1994
as Doris Holly
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Chanteuse
Show of Titles
2021
as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
The Ravine
2022
as Joanna
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
as Self
Skyjacked
1972
as Lovejoy Wells
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Saloon Singer
Sizzle
1981
as Vonda
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
The Apollo
2019
as Self
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
as Self
Dotty and Soul
2023
as Dotty
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972
as Self
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
Black Girl
1972
as Netta
Blithe Spirit
2020
as Madame Arcati
Remembering Roots
2002
as Self
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
as Self
Toe to Toe
2009
as Grandma
Just the Three of Us
2014
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
1986
as Self - Special Guest
Easter Is
1974
as (voice)
About 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 R… With 77 credits spanning from 1948 to 2024, Leslie Uggams has appeared in 35 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leslie Uggams Movies
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) — as Blind Al
- Deadpool (2016) — as Blind Al
- Deadpool 2 (2018) — as Blind Al
- Once Upon a Deadpool (2018) — as Blind Al
- American Fiction (2023) — as Agnes Ellison
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