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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 r

Born

May 25, 1943

Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

35 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 • as Blind Al
★ 7.6
Deadpool
Deadpool
2016 • as Blind Al
★ 7.6
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2
2018 • as Blind Al
★ 7.5
Once Upon a Deadpool
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018 • as Blind Al
★ 7.1
American Fiction
American Fiction
2023 • as Agnes Ellison
★ 7.2
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
★ 6.3
Nanny
Nanny
2022 • as Kathleen
★ 5.3
Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill
1994 • as Doris Holly
★ 5.8
Two Weeks in Another Town
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962 • as Chanteuse
★ 6.0
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 6.8
Remembering Roots
Remembering Roots
2002 • as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
★ 6.7
The Ravine
The Ravine
2022 • as Joanna
★ 5.2
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
1972 • as Lovejoy Wells
★ 6.2
The Apollo
The Apollo
2019 • as Self
★ 6.4
Black Girl
Black Girl
1972 • as Netta
★ 6.8
Poor Pretty Eddie
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975 • as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
★ 5.2
Show of Titles
Show of Titles
2021 • as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
2020 • as Madame Arcati
Dotty and Soul
Dotty and Soul
2023 • as Dotty
★ 4.0
Sizzle
Sizzle
1981 • as Vonda
★ 10.0
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970 • as Saloon Singer
★ 5.6
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
1986 • as Self - Special Guest
Easter Is
Easter Is
1974 • as (voice)
Toe to Toe
Toe to Toe
2009 • as Grandma
★ 3.2
movie
★ 6.0