Leslie Uggams
Born: 1943-05-25
• Harlem, New York City, 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.
Filmography
Deadpool & Wolverine
American Fiction
Dotty and Soul
Nanny
The Ravine
Show of Titles
Blithe Spirit
The Apollo
Once Upon a Deadpool
Deadpool 2
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Deadpool
No Image
Just the Three of Us
Toe to Toe
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Remembering Roots
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Sugar Hill
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Night of 100 Stars II
Sizzle
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Poor Pretty Eddie
Easter Is
Black Girl
Skyjacked
No Image
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Two Weeks in Another Town