1943-05-25 ( 81 years old ) in Harlem, New York, USA
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.
Movies
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024-07-24
American Fiction
2023-11-10
Dotty and Soul
2023-05-19
Nanny
2022-11-23
The Ravine
2022-05-06
Show of Titles
2021-06-13
Blithe Spirit
2020-06-06
The Apollo
2019-04-24
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018-12-11
Deadpool 2
2018-05-15
Deadpool
2016-02-09
Just the Three of Us
2014-07-31
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007-04-01
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995-10-19
Sugar Hill
1994-02-25
Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10
Sizzle
1981-11-29
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978-12-08
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978-03-09
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975-06-01
Easter Is
1974-03-01
Black Girl
1972-11-09
Skyjacked
1972-05-24
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972-01-17
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962-08-17
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