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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

33 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

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
★ 7.3
Nanny
Nanny
2022 as Kathleen
★ 5.4
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
1972 as Lovejoy Wells
★ 6.1
Dotty and Soul
Dotty and Soul
2023 as Dotty
★ 4.0
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 as Self
★ 8.0
Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill
1994 as Doris Holly
★ 5.6
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
★ 6.4
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
Sizzle
Sizzle
1981 as Vonda
Two Weeks in Another Town
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962 as Chanteuse
★ 5.9
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
★ 6.0
Show of Titles
Show of Titles
2021 as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Poor Pretty Eddie
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975 as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
★ 5.0
The Apollo
The Apollo
2019 as Self
★ 6.5
The Ravine
The Ravine
2022 as Joanna
★ 5.1
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
2020 as Madame Arcati
Black Girl
Black Girl
1972 as Netta
★ 6.4
Toe to Toe
Toe to Toe
2009 as Grandma
★ 3.3
movie
★ 5.0
Remembering Roots
Remembering Roots
2002 as Self
Easter Is
Easter Is
1974 as (voice)