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Leslie Uggams

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.

  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • Dotty and Soul
  • American Fiction
  • Nanny
  • The Ravine
  • Show of Titles
  • Blithe Spirit
  • The Apollo
  • Deadpool 2
  • Once Upon a Deadpool
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  • Deadpool
  • Toe to Toe
  • Words and Music by Jerry Herman
  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
  • Remembering Roots
  • Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
  • Sugar Hill
  • Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
  • The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
  • Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
  • Night of 100 Stars II
  • Sizzle
  • A Special Sesame Street Christmas
  • Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
  • Poor Pretty Eddie
  • Easter Is
  • Black Girl
  • Skyjacked
  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
  • Swing Out, Sweet Land
  • Two Weeks in Another Town

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