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.
35 movies · 42 shows
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024·7.6
American Fiction
2023·7.3
Dotty and Soul
2023·4.0
Nanny
2022·5.4
The Ravine
2022·5.1
Show of Titles
2021·0.0
Blithe Spirit
2020·0.0
The Apollo
2019·6.4
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018·7.1
Deadpool 2
2018·7.5
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017·6.3
Deadpool
2016·7.6
Just the Three of Us
2014·0.0
Toe to Toe
2009·3.3
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007·0.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003·7.0
Remembering Roots
2002·0.0
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995·0.0
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994·9.0
Sugar Hill
1994·5.6
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989·0.0
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988·6.0
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
1986·0.0
Night of 100 Stars II
1985·6.8
Sizzle
1981·10.0
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978·6.7
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978·7.0
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975·5.2
Easter Is
1974·0.0
Black Girl
1972·6.8
Skyjacked
1972·6.2
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972·6.0
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970·7.3
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970·5.7
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962·5.9