Leslie Uggams
Acting
Born: May 25, 1943 (age 83) · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Deadpool
2016
Deadpool 2
2018
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
Family Guy
1999
Fallout
2024
American Fiction
2023
New Amsterdam
2018
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018
Empire
2015
The Good Wife
2009
The Cosby Show
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Photos (4)
Movies (23)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al
Deadpool
Blind Al
Deadpool 2
Blind Al
American Fiction
Agnes Ellison
Once Upon a Deadpool
Blind Al
Nanny
Kathleen
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sadie
Sugar Hill
Doris Holly
Skyjacked
Lovejoy Wells
Dotty and Soul
Dotty
The Ravine
Joanna
Poor Pretty Eddie
Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Show of Titles
"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Two Weeks in Another Town
Chanteuse
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
Black Girl
Netta
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Saloon Singer
Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
Easter Is
(voice)
Sizzle
Vonda
Toe to Toe
Grandma
TV Shows (24)
Family Guy
Leslie Uggams (voice) · 2 eps
The Good Wife
Suzanne Packer · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Marion Blake · 2 eps
The Love Boat
Callie Reason · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Alexis Carter · 1 eps
Fallout
Betty Pearson · 9 eps
Empire
Leah Walker · 21 eps
The Cosby Show
Kris Temple · 1 eps
New Amsterdam
Mamma Reynolds · 5 eps
Hotel
1 eps
A Different World
Dr. Eileen Redding · 1 eps
Nurse Jackie
Vivian · 3 eps
The Gilded Age
Ernestine Brown · 2 eps
Stars in the House
Madame Arcati · 1 eps
Extrapolations
Isabel Zucker · 2 eps
The Dean Martin Show
1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Grandma (voice) · 5 eps
Roots
Kizzy Reynolds · 2 eps
Roots
Kizzy Reynolds Moore · 1 eps
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Natasha Brimstone · 1 eps
Backstairs at the White House
Lillian Rogers Parks · 4 eps
The Bobby Darin Show
1 eps
The Bite
Dr. Hester Boutella · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (32)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 6 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 2 eps
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · 1 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 4 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 1 eps
Startime
Self · 1 eps
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · 1 eps
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Hullabaloo
Self · 2 eps
Hullabaloo
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Apollo
Self
Remembering Roots
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Self
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
Self - Special Guest
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self