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Leslie Uggams

Actor • Born 1943

Leslie Uggams

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About

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

Nurse Jackie posterNurse JackieSeries • 2009Family Guy posterFamily GuySeries • 1999The Love Boat posterThe Love BoatSeries • 1977The Good Wife posterThe Good WifeSeries • 2009Magnum, P.I. posterMagnum, P.I.Series • 1980New Amsterdam posterNew AmsterdamSeries • 2018The Cosby Show posterThe Cosby ShowSeries • 1984Empire posterEmpireSeries • 2015Fallout posterFalloutSeries • 2024Deadpool & Wolverine posterDeadpool & WolverineMovie • 2024Hotel posterHotelSeries • 1982The Gilded Age posterThe Gilded AgeSeries • 2022A Different World posterA Different WorldSeries • 1987Stars in the House posterStars in the HouseSeries • 2020Deadpool posterDeadpoolMovie • 2016Deadpool 2 posterDeadpool 2Movie • 2018Extrapolations posterExtrapolationsSeries • 2023The Mod Squad posterThe Mod SquadSeries • 1968The Dean Martin Show posterThe Dean Martin ShowSeries • 1965My Dad the Bounty Hunter posterMy Dad the Bounty HunterSeries • 2023Roots posterRootsSeries • 1977American Fiction posterAmerican FictionMovie • 2023The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. posterThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1966Once Upon a Deadpool posterOnce Upon a DeadpoolMovie • 2018