Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 25, 1943 (age 83)
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Leslie Marian Uggams
Leslie Uggams
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.
Known For - Movies
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Blind Al
Deadpool
as Blind Al
Deadpool 2
as Blind Al
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Blind Al
American Fiction
as Agnes Ellison
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Nanny
as Kathleen
Sugar Hill
as Doris Holly
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Skyjacked
as Lovejoy Wells
Known For - TV Shows
Family Guy
as Leslie Uggams (voice)
The Good Wife
as Suzanne Packer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Fallout
as Betty Pearson
The Love Boat
as Marion Blake
The Love Boat
as Callie Reason
Magnum, P.I.
as Alexis Carter
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
New Amsterdam
as Mamma Reynolds