Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

Acting
Born 1943-05-25 Harlem, New York City, New York, USA 77 credits Tony Awards 1 TV Land Award 1 Theatre World Award 1

Awards

Won 1 Tony Award

Tony Awards 1 won · 2 nominated

  • 2001 Best Actress in a Play Nominated
  • 1968 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
  • — Best Actress in a Musical Won

TV Land Award 1 won

  • — TV Land Award Won

Theatre World Award 1 won

  • 1967 Theatre World Award Won

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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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 77
Acting 53 credits
Family Guy
Family Guy
1999 · ★ 7.4 · Leslie Uggams (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.5 · Self
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
2009 · ★ 7.6 · Suzanne Packer
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · ★ 7.6 · Blind Al
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 · ★ 6.3 · Marion Blake, Callie Reason
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Fallout
Fallout
2024 · ★ 8.1 · Betty Pearson
CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · ★ 7.3 · Alexis Carter
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
1984 · ★ 7.0 · Kris Temple
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Host, Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer, Self - Presenter
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
2018 · ★ 8.3 · Mamma Reynolds
Deadpool
Deadpool
2016 · ★ 7.6 · Blind Al
Empire
Empire
2015 · ★ 7.1 · Leah Walker
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2
2018 · ★ 7.5 · Blind Al
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · ★ 7.7 · Self
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie
2009 · ★ 7.1 · Vivian
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age
2022 · ★ 7.7 · Ernestine Brown
A Different World
A Different World
1987 · ★ 7.1 · Dr. Eileen Redding
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
Extrapolations
Extrapolations
2023 · ★ 6.0 · Isabel Zucker
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
1976 · ★ 8.0 · Self - Special Guest Star
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
2020 · Madame Arcati
Once Upon a Deadpool
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018 · ★ 7.1 · Blind Al
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
2023 · ★ 8.2 · Grandma (voice)
Roots
Roots
1977 · ★ 7.4 · Kizzy Reynolds, Kizzy Reynolds Moore
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
Startime
Startime
1959 · Self
The Flip Wilson Show
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Self
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966 · Natasha Brimstone
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 · Self
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self - Singer
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
American Fiction
American Fiction
2023 · ★ 7.3 · Agnes Ellison
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo
1965 · Self, Self - Host
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House
1979 · Lillian Rogers Parks
Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill
1994 · ★ 5.6 · Doris Holly
The Early Show
The Early Show
1999 · Self
Nanny
Nanny
2022 · ★ 5.4 · Kathleen
The Bite
The Bite
2021 · Dr. Hester Boutella
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017 · ★ 6.3 · Sadie
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978 · Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
Poor Pretty Eddie
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975 · Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Two Weeks in Another Town
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962 · ★ 5.9 · Chanteuse
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
1972 · ★ 6.2 · Lovejoy Wells
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
The Ravine
The Ravine
2022 · Joanna
Show of Titles
Show of Titles
2021 · "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Remembering Roots
Remembering Roots
2002 · Self
Other credits 7 credits
Hotel
Hotel
1982
The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show
1965
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
1968
That's Life
That's Life
1968
The Bobby Darin Show
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
The Leslie Uggams Show
The Leslie Uggams Show
1969
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
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