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Leslie Uggams

1943-05-25 (81 years old) in Harlem, New York, USA

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.

Movies

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Deadpool & Wolverine
76 %|Jul 24, 2024
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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American Fiction
73.31 %|Nov 10, 2023
Comedy, Drama
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Dotty and Soul
40 %|May 19, 2023
Comedy
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Nanny
53 %|Nov 23, 2022
Drama, Horror
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The Ravine
51 %|May 6, 2022
Drama, Mystery
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Show of Titles
0 %|Jun 13, 2021
Music, Comedy, History
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Blithe Spirit
0 %|Jun 6, 2020
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The Apollo
64 %|Apr 24, 2019
Documentary
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Once Upon a Deadpool
71 %|Dec 11, 2018
Comedy, Action, Adventure
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Deadpool 2
74.9 %|May 10, 2018
Action, Comedy, Adventure
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Deadpool
76.23 %|Feb 9, 2016
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Just the Three of Us
0 %|Jul 31, 2014
Comedy, Drama
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Words and Music by Jerry Herman
0 %|Apr 1, 2007
Documentary, Music
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
70 %|Apr 3, 2003
Music, Documentary, History
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Sugar Hill
56 %|Feb 25, 1994
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
60 %|May 16, 1988
Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary
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Night of 100 Stars II
80 %|Mar 10, 1985
Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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Sizzle
0 %|Nov 29, 1981
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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A Special Sesame Street Christmas
60 %|Dec 8, 1978
Comedy, Family, TV Movie
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Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
70 %|Mar 9, 1978
TV Movie
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Poor Pretty Eddie
49.81 %|Jun 1, 1975
Horror, Drama
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Black Girl
70 %|Nov 9, 1972
Drama
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Skyjacked
62 %|May 24, 1972
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Two Weeks in Another Town
59 %|Aug 17, 1962
Drama

Series

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Fallout
83 %|Apr 10, 2024
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Extrapolations
60 %|Mar 16, 2023
Drama
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My Dad the Bounty Hunter
78 %|Feb 9, 2023
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
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The Bite
68 %|May 21, 2021
Drama, Comedy
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Stars in the House
0 %|Mar 16, 2020
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New Amsterdam
84 %|Sep 25, 2018
Drama
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The Good Wife
76 %|Sep 22, 2009
Drama
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The Early Show
57 %|Nov 1, 1999
News
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Family Guy
73.72 %|Jan 31, 1999
Animation, Comedy
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A Different World
70 %|Sep 24, 1987
Comedy, Family
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The Cosby Show
70 %|Sep 20, 1984
Comedy, Family
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Reading Rainbow
84 %|Jun 6, 1983
Kids
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Hotel
68 %|Aug 21, 1982
Drama, Soap
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Magnum, P.I.
73 %|Dec 11, 1980
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Backstairs at the White House
59 %|Jan 29, 1979
Drama, War & Politics
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CBS News Sunday Morning
64.12 %|Jan 28, 1979
News
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The Love Boat
62.9 %|Sep 24, 1977
Drama, Comedy
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The Love Boat
62.9 %|Sep 24, 1977
Drama, Comedy
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Roots
73.78999999999999 %|Jan 23, 1977
Drama
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Roots
73.78999999999999 %|Jan 23, 1977
Drama
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The Muppet Show
80 %|Sep 5, 1976
Kids, Comedy, Family
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The Bobby Darin Show
0 %|Jan 19, 1973
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The Flip Wilson Show
48 %|Sep 17, 1970
Comedy
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The Leslie Uggams Show
0 %|Sep 28, 1969
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
58 %|Jan 22, 1969
Comedy
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The Mod Squad
65 %|Sep 24, 1968
Action & Adventure, Drama
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That's Life
60 %|Sep 24, 1968
Comedy
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The Carol Burnett Show
76 %|Sep 11, 1967
Comedy, Family
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The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
66 %|Sep 13, 1966
Action & Adventure
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The Dean Martin Show
73 %|Sep 16, 1965
Comedy
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Hullabaloo
0 %|Jan 12, 1965
Comedy
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Hullabaloo
0 %|Jan 12, 1965
Comedy
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The Hollywood Palace
45 %|Jan 4, 1964
Comedy
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The Danny Kaye Show
63 %|Sep 25, 1963
Comedy
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The Mike Douglas Show
51 %|Dec 11, 1961
Comedy, Talk
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Startime
60 %|Oct 6, 1959
Comedy, Drama
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
65 %|Jul 29, 1957
Talk
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Tony Awards
45.56 %|Apr 1, 1956
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Tony Awards
45.56 %|Apr 1, 1956
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Tony Awards
45.56 %|Apr 1, 1956
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Tony Awards
45.56 %|Apr 1, 1956
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What's My Line?
69 %|Feb 2, 1950
Family, Comedy
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The Ed Sullivan Show
66 %|Jun 20, 1948
Comedy, Talk