Leslie Uggams
Acting
Born: 1943-05-25 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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
Leslie Uggams (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Good Wife
Suzanne Packer
The Love Boat
Marion Blake
The Love Boat
Callie Reason
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Deadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al
Tony Awards
Self - Host
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Magnum, P.I.
Alexis Carter
Fallout
Betty Pearson
New Amsterdam
Mamma Reynolds
The Cosby Show
Kris Temple
The Gilded Age
Ernestine Brown
Nurse Jackie
Vivian
Empire
Leah Walker
Deadpool 2
Blind Al
Deadpool
Blind Al
Hotel
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
A Different World
Dr. Eileen Redding
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Extrapolations
Isabel Zucker
The Dean Martin Show
Stars in the House
Madame Arcati
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mod Squad
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Grandma (voice)
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Roots
Kizzy Reynolds
Roots
Kizzy Reynolds Moore
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Natasha Brimstone