- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 25, 1943
- Place of Birth
- Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Leslie Uggams
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
movieDeadpool & Wolverine
2024 · Blind Al
tvFallout
2024 · Betty Pearson
movieAmerican Fiction
2023 · Agnes Ellison
movieDotty and Soul
2023 · Dotty
tvExtrapolations
2023 · Isabel Zucker
tvMy Dad the Bounty Hunter
2023 · Grandma (voice)
movieNanny
2022 · Kathleen
movieThe Ravine
2022 · Joanna
tvThe Gilded Age
2022 · Ernestine Brown
movieShow of Titles
2021 · "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
tvThe Bite
2021 · Dr. Hester Boutella
movieBlithe Spirit
2020 · Madame Arcati
tvStars in the House
2020 · Madame Arcati
movieThe Apollo
2019 · Self
movieOnce Upon a Deadpool
2018 · Blind Al
tvNew Amsterdam
2018 · Mamma Reynolds
movieDeadpool 2
2018 · Blind Al
movieThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017 · Sadie
movieDeadpool
2016 · Blind Al
tvEmpire
2015 · Leah Walker
Just the Three of Us
movieJust the Three of Us
2014
tvThe Good Wife
2009 · Suzanne Packer
tvNurse Jackie
2009 · Vivian
movieToe to Toe
2009 · Grandma
movieWords and Music by Jerry Herman
2007 · Self
movieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
movieRemembering Roots
2002 · Self
tvThe Early Show
1999 · Self
tvFamily Guy
1999 · Leslie Uggams (voice)
movieLive from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
movieJerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994 · Self
movieSugar Hill
1994 · Doris Holly
movieThe Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
movieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 · Self
tvA Different World
1987 · Dr. Eileen Redding
movieChristmas at Radio City Music Hall
1986 · Self - Special Guest
movieNight of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
tvThe Cosby Show
1984 · Kris Temple
tvReading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvHotel
1982
movieSizzle
1981 · Vonda
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980 · Alexis Carter
tvBackstairs at the White House
1979 · Lillian Rogers Parks
tvCBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
movieA Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978 · Self
movieJulie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Marion Blake, Callie Reason
tvRoots
1977 · Kizzy Reynolds, Kizzy Reynolds Moore
tvThe Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star
moviePoor Pretty Eddie
1975 · Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
movieEaster Is
1974 · (voice)
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
tvThe Bobby Darin Show
1973
movieBlack Girl
1972 · Netta
movieSkyjacked
1972 · Lovejoy Wells
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
movieS Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972 · Self
tvThe Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Self
movieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Self (archive footage)
movieSwing Out, Sweet Land
1970 · Saloon Singer
The Leslie Uggams Show
tvThe Leslie Uggams Show
1969
tvThe Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 · Self
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
That's Life
tvThat's Life
1968
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self
tvThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966 · Natasha Brimstone
tvThe Dean Martin Show
1965
tvHullabaloo
1965 · Self, Self - Host
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self - Singer
tvThe Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
movieTwo Weeks in Another Town
1962 · Chanteuse
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvStartime
1959 · Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Host, Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer, Self - Performer
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self