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Leslie Uggams‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1943-05-25

Popularity

star10.7

Leslie Uggams

Harlem, New York, USA

Leslie Uggams

Harlem, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1943-05-25

Popularity

star10.7

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.

Movie Credits

Dotty and Soul

Dotty and Soul‌
star4.0
calendar 2023

Poor Pretty Eddie

Poor Pretty Eddie‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill‌
star5.6
calendar 1994

Nanny

Nanny‌
star5.3
calendar 2022

Black Girl

Black Girl‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Skyjacked

Skyjacked‌
star6.2
calendar 1972

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There‌
star7.0
calendar 2003

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis‌
star7.0
calendar 1970

American Fiction

American Fiction‌
star7.3
calendar 2023

Deadpool

Deadpool‌
star7.6
calendar 2016

Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town‌
star5.9
calendar 1962

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II‌
star8.0
calendar 1985

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine‌
star7.7
calendar 2024

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

A Special Sesame Street Christmas‌
star8.0
calendar 1978

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2‌
star7.5
calendar 2018

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

Words and Music by Jerry Herman‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool‌
star7.1
calendar 2018

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

The Apollo

The Apollo‌
star6.3
calendar 2019

Sizzle

Sizzle‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Just the Three of Us

Just the Three of Us‌
star0.0
calendar 2014

The Ravine

The Ravine‌
star5.4
calendar 2022

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Tv Credits

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.‌
star7.3
calendar 1980

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.‌
star6.6
calendar 1966

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1984

Hotel

Hotel‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad‌
star6.5
calendar 1968

The Early Show

The Early Show‌
star5.7
calendar 1999

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show‌
star8.0
calendar 1976

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House‌
star5.9
calendar 1979

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour‌
star5.8
calendar 1969

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

The Dean Martin Show

The Dean Martin Show‌
star7.4
calendar 1965

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1970

Roots

Roots‌
star7.4
calendar 1977

The Bite

The Bite‌
star6.8
calendar 2021

The Leslie Uggams Show

The Leslie Uggams Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star4.5
calendar 1973

That's Life

That's Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1968

Extrapolations

Extrapolations‌
star6.1
calendar 2023

Startime

Startime‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

Family Guy

Family Guy‌
star7.4
calendar 1999

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam‌
star8.4
calendar 2018

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow‌
star8.4
calendar 1983

A Different World

A Different World‌
star7.0
calendar 1987

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar‌
star5.7
calendar 1957

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show‌
star7.5
calendar 1967

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Stars in the House

Stars in the House‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Fallout

Fallout‌
star8.3
calendar 2024

Roots

Roots‌
star7.4
calendar 1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

My Dad the Bounty Hunter

My Dad the Bounty Hunter‌
star7.7
calendar 2023

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1963

The Good Wife

The Good Wife‌
star7.6
calendar 2009

CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning‌
star6.2
calendar 1979