Leslie Uggams
Acting · Born 1943-05-25 · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Deadpool & Wolverine 2024
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American Fiction 2023
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Dotty and Soul 2023
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Nanny 2022
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The Ravine 2022
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Show of Titles 2021
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Blithe Spirit 2020
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The Apollo 2019
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Once Upon a Deadpool 2018
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Deadpool 2 2018
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2017
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Deadpool 2016
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Just the Three of Us 2014
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Toe to Toe 2009
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Words and Music by Jerry Herman 2007
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003
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Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! 1995
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Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl 1994
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Sugar Hill 1994
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The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano 1989
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988
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Night of 100 Stars II 1985
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Sizzle 1981
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A Special Sesame Street Christmas 1978
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Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring 1978
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Poor Pretty Eddie 1975
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Easter Is 1974
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Black Girl 1972
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Skyjacked 1972
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S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin 1972
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970
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Two Weeks in Another Town 1962
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