Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1943-05-25 (Age: 83)
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Leslie Uggams
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.
Filmography (34)
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
American Fiction
2023
Dotty and Soul
2023
Nanny
2022
The Ravine
2022
Show of Titles
2021
Blithe Spirit
2020
The Apollo
2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018
Deadpool 2
2018
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
Deadpool
2016Just the Three of Us
2014
Toe to Toe
2009
