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 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
ActingBirthday
May 25, 1943Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
27Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Leslie Marian Uggams, 萊斯莉·奧加姆斯Cast credits
Poor Pretty Eddie
Elizabeth 'Liz' WetherlySugar Hill
Doris HollyBlack Girl
NettaSkyjacked
Lovejoy WellsBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
SelfDeadpool
Blind AlTwo Weeks in Another Town
ChanteuseA Special Sesame Street Christmas
HerselfDeadpool 2
Blind AlWords and Music by Jerry Herman
HerselfJerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
HerselfOnce Upon a Deadpool
Blind AlThe Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
The Apollo
SelfSizzle
VondaBlithe Spirit
Madame ArcatiThe Ravine
JoannaS Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
SelfDotty and Soul
Dotty