Leslie Uggams
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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
Credits
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
as Blind Al
Deadpool (2016)
as Blind Al
Deadpool 2 (2018)
as Blind Al
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
as Blind Al
American Fiction (2023)
as Agnes Ellison
Sugar Hill (1994)
as Doris Holly
Nanny (2022)
as Kathleen
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
as Sadie
Skyjacked (1972)
as Lovejoy Wells
The Ravine (2022)
as Joanna
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
as Chanteuse
Remembering Roots (2002)
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Show of Titles (2021)
as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
The Apollo (2019)
as Self
Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Blithe Spirit (2020)
as Madame Arcati
Dotty and Soul (2023)
as Dotty
Easter Is (1974)
as (voice)
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)
as Self
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring (1978)
Actor
Black Girl (1972)
as Netta
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
as Saloon Singer
A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)
as Self
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall (1986)
as Self - Special Guest
Sizzle (1981)
as Vonda
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (1995)
Actor
Toe to Toe (2009)
as Grandma
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)
as Self
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano (1989)
Actor
Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007)
as Self
Just the Three of Us (2014)
Actor