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.
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Leslie Uggams
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Filmography of
Leslie Uggams
Blind Al
... 2024
Agnes Ellison
... 2023
Dotty
... 2023
Kathleen
... 2022
Joanna
... 2022
"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
... 2021
Madame Arcati
... 2020
Self
... 2019
Blind Al
... 2018
Blind Al
... 2018
Blind Al
... 2016
... 2014
Grandma
... 2009
... 2007
... 2003
... 1995
... 1994
Doris Holly
... 1994
... 1985
Vonda
... 1981
... 1978
... 1978
Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
... 1975
(voice)
... 1974
Netta
... 1972
Lovejoy Wells
... 1972
... 1972
Self (archive footage)
... 1970
Chanteuse
... 1962