Leslie Uggams
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 25, 1943 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
| 2025 | Fallout Season 2 - London PremiereBetty Pearson | |
| 2024 | Deadpool & WolverineBlind Al | |
| 2024 | FalloutBetty Pearson | |
| 2023 | Dotty and SoulDotty | |
| 2023 | American FictionAgnes Ellison | |
| 2023 | ExtrapolationsIsabel Zucker | |
| 2023 | My Dad the Bounty HunterGrandma (voice) | |
| 2022 | NannyKathleen | |
| 2022 | The RavineJoanna | |
| 2022 | The Gilded AgeErnestine Brown | |
| 2021 | Show of Titles"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer | |
| 2021 | The BiteDr. Hester Boutella | |
| 2020 | Blithe SpiritMadame Arcati | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseMadame Arcati | |
| 2019 | The ApolloSelf | |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2Blind Al | |
| 2018 | Once Upon a DeadpoolBlind Al | |
| 2018 | New AmsterdamMamma Reynolds | |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksSadie | |
| 2016 | DeadpoolBlind Al | |
| 2015 | EmpireLeah Walker | |
| 2014 | Just the Three of Us | |
| 2009 | Toe to ToeGrandma | |
| 2009 | The Good WifeSuzanne Packer | |
| 2007 | Words and Music by Jerry HermanSelf | |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf | |
| 2002 | Remembering RootsSelf | |
| 1999 | The Early ShowSelf | |
| 1999 | Family GuyLeslie Uggams (voice) | |
| 1995 | Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! | |
| 1994 | Sugar HillDoris Holly | |
| 1994 | Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood BowlSelf | |
| 1989 | The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano | |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCSelf | |
| 1987 | A Different WorldDr. Eileen Redding | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IISelf | |
| 1984 | The Cosby ShowKris Temple | |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1981 | SizzleVonda | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Alexis Carter | |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White HouseLillian Rogers Parks | |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday MorningSelf | |
| 1978 | A Special Sesame Street ChristmasSelf | |
| 1978 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring | |
| 1977 | RootsKizzy Reynolds | |
| 1977 | RootsKizzy Reynolds Moore | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatMarion Blake | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatCallie Reason | |
| 1976 | The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star | |
| 1975 | Poor Pretty EddieElizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly | |
| 1974 | Easter Is(voice) | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self | |
| 1973 | The Bobby Darin Show | |
| 1972 | Black GirlNetta | |
| 1972 | SkyjackedLovejoy Wells | |
| 1972 | S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinSelf | |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson ShowSelf | |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf | |
| 1969 | The Leslie Uggams Show | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | |
| 1968 | That's Life | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett ShowSelf | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Natasha Brimstone | |
| 1965 | HullabalooSelf | |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | |
| 1965 | HullabalooSelf - Host | |
| 1964 | The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Singer | |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another TownChanteuse | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1959 | Startime | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Host | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter / Nominee / Performer | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Performer | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf |