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Leslie Uggams

Acting 82 years old Harlem, New York City, New York, USA ★ 1.2
Born: May 25, 1943

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.

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Known For

Family Guy
Family Guy Leslie Uggams (voice) 1999
Fallout
Fallout Betty Pearson 2024
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Suzanne Packer 2009
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Marion Blake 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Callie Reason 1977

Jimmy's Seen (3)

American Fiction
American Fiction Agnes Ellison 2023
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine Blind Al 2024
The Funhouse
The Funhouse Kizzy Reynolds Moore 1981

Filmography

Acting Credits (75)

Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine Blind Al 2024
Fallout
Fallout Betty Pearson 2024
American Fiction
American Fiction Agnes Ellison 2023
Dotty and Soul
Dotty and Soul Dotty 2023
Extrapolations
Extrapolations Isabel Zucker 2023
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
My Dad the Bounty Hunter Grandma (voice) 2023
Nanny
Nanny Kathleen 2022
The Ravine
The Ravine Joanna 2022
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age Ernestine Brown 2022
Show of Titles
Show of Titles "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer 2021
The Bite
The Bite Dr. Hester Boutella 2021
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit Madame Arcati 2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House Madame Arcati 2020
The Apollo
The Apollo Self 2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
Once Upon a Deadpool Blind Al 2018
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam Mamma Reynolds 2018
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 Blind Al 2018
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Sadie 2017
Deadpool
Deadpool Blind Al 2016
Just the Three of Us
Just the Three of Us 2014
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Suzanne Packer 2009
Toe to Toe
Toe to Toe Grandma 2009
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Words and Music by Jerry Herman Self 2007
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Self 2003
Remembering Roots
Remembering Roots Self 2002
The Early Show
The Early Show Self 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Leslie Uggams (voice) 1999
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! 1995
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl Self 1994
Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill Doris Holly 1994
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano 1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Self 1988
A Different World
A Different World Dr. Eileen Redding 1987
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show Kris Temple 1984
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow Self - Narrator (voice) 1983
Hotel
Hotel 1982
Sizzle
Sizzle Vonda 1981
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. Alexis Carter 1980
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House Lillian Rogers Parks 1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning Self 1979
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
A Special Sesame Street Christmas Self 1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring 1978
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Marion Blake 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Callie Reason 1977
Roots
Roots Kizzy Reynolds 1977
Roots
Roots Kizzy Reynolds Moore 1977
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show Self - Special Guest Star 1976
Poor Pretty Eddie
Poor Pretty Eddie Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly 1975
Easter Is
Easter Is (voice) 1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
The Bobby Darin Show
The Bobby Darin Show 1973
Black Girl
Black Girl Netta 1972
Skyjacked
Skyjacked Lovejoy Wells 1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin Self 1972
The Flip Wilson Show
The Flip Wilson Show Self 1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Self (archive footage) 1970
The Leslie Uggams Show
The Leslie Uggams Show 1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Self 1969
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad 1968
That's Life
That's Life 1968
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show Self 1967
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Natasha Brimstone 1966
The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show 1965
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo Self 1965
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo Self - Host 1965
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace Self - Singer 1964
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show Self 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
Two Weeks in Another Town Chanteuse 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Startime
Startime 1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948

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