Leslie Uggams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-05-25 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Harlem, New York, USA

Leslie 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

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Fallout

    Fallout

  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    Deadpool & Wolverine

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • Deadpool

    Deadpool

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Gilded Age

    The Gilded Age

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Flip Wilson Show

    The Flip Wilson Show

  • Deadpool 2

    Deadpool 2

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • The Dean Martin Show

    The Dean Martin Show

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Extrapolations

    Extrapolations

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • My Dad the Bounty Hunter

    My Dad the Bounty Hunter

  • American Fiction

    American Fiction

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Two Weeks in Another Town

    Two Weeks in Another Town

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • A Special Sesame Street Christmas

    A Special Sesame Street Christmas

  • S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

    S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • Once Upon a Deadpool

    Once Upon a Deadpool

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • Skyjacked

    Skyjacked

  • The Ravine

    The Ravine

  • Backstairs at the White House

    Backstairs at the White House

  • Toe to Toe

    Toe to Toe

  • Nanny

    Nanny

  • That's Life

    That's Life

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • The Apollo

    The Apollo

  • The Bite

    The Bite

  • The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano

    The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano

  • The Bobby Darin Show

    The Bobby Darin Show

  • Words and Music by Jerry Herman

    Words and Music by Jerry Herman

  • Sugar Hill

    Sugar Hill

  • Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

    Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

  • The Leslie Uggams Show

    The Leslie Uggams Show

  • Poor Pretty Eddie

    Poor Pretty Eddie

  • Just the Three of Us

    Just the Three of Us

  • Sizzle

    Sizzle

  • Blithe Spirit

    Blithe Spirit

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Dotty and Soul

    Dotty and Soul

  • Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

    Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

  • Black Girl

    Black Girl

  • Easter Is

    Easter Is

  • Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

    Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl