Leslie Uggams
Acting
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
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movieDeadpool & Wolverine
2024
Blind Al
tvFallout
2024
Betty Pearson
movieAmerican Fiction
2023
Agnes Ellison
tvExtrapolations
2023
Isabel Zucker
tvMy Dad the Bounty Hunter
2023
Grandma (voice)
movieNanny
2022
Kathleen
movieThe Ravine
2022
Joanna
tvThe Gilded Age
2022
Ernestine Brown
movieShow of Titles
2021
"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
tvThe Bite
2021
Dr. Hester Boutella
movieBlithe Spirit
2020
Madame Arcati
tvStars in the House
2020
Madame Arcati
movieOnce Upon a Deadpool
2018
Blind Al
tvNew Amsterdam
2018
Mamma Reynolds
movieDeadpool 2
2018
Blind Al
movieDeadpool
2016
Blind Al
tvEmpire
2015
Leah Walker
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Suzanne Packer
tvNurse Jackie
2009
Vivian
movieToe to Toe
2009
Grandma
tvFamily Guy
1999
Leslie Uggams (voice)
movieSugar Hill
1994
Doris Holly
tvA Different World
1987
Dr. Eileen Redding
movieChristmas at Radio City Music Hall
1986
Self - Special Guest
tvThe Cosby Show
1984
Kris Temple
tvReading Rainbow
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieSizzle
1981
Vonda
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Alexis Carter
tvBackstairs at the White House
1979
Lillian Rogers Parks
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Marion Blake / Callie Reason
tvRoots
1977
Kizzy Reynolds / Kizzy Reynolds Moore
tvThe Muppet Show
1976
Self - Special Guest Star
moviePoor Pretty Eddie
1975
Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
movieEaster Is
1974
(voice)
movieBlack Girl
1972
Netta
movieSkyjacked
1972
Lovejoy Wells
movieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Self (archive footage)
movieSwing Out, Sweet Land
1970
Saloon Singer
tvThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
Natasha Brimstone
tvHullabaloo
1965
Self / Self - Host
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964
Self - Singer
movieTwo Weeks in Another Town
1962
Chanteuse
tvStartime
1959
Self
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Host / Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer / Self - Presenter / Self - Performer
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
