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