Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1943-05-25
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Leslie Uggams
Biography
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
as Leah Walker
as Leslie Uggams (voice)
as Blind Al
as Betty Pearson
as Blind Al
as Mamma Reynolds
as Marion Blake
as Agnes Ellison
as Suzanne Packer
as Self - Performer
as Vivian
as Ernestine Brown
as Doris Holly
as Alexis Carter
as Grandma (voice)
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