Leslie Uggams
Acting
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.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al
American Fiction
Agnes Ellison
Dotty and Soul
Dotty
Nanny
Kathleen
The Ravine
Joanna
Show of Titles
"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
The Apollo
Self
Once Upon a Deadpool
Blind Al
Deadpool 2
Blind Al
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sadie
Deadpool
Blind Al
Just the Three of Us
Toe to Toe
Grandma
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Remembering Roots
Self
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Sugar Hill
Doris Holly
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Sizzle
Vonda
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Self
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Poor Pretty Eddie
Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Easter Is
(voice)
Black Girl
Netta
Skyjacked
Lovejoy Wells
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Two Weeks in Another Town
Chanteuse