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    Leslie Uggams

    1943-05-25 (80 years old) in New York City, 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
    0 %|Jul 24, 2024
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Action
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    American Fiction
    73.54 %|Nov 10, 2023
    Comedy, Drama
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    Dotty and Soul
    47 %|May 19, 2023
    Comedy
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    Nanny
    52.980000000000004 %|Nov 23, 2022
    Drama, Horror
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    The Ravine
    59 %|May 6, 2022
    Drama, Mystery
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    Blithe Spirit
    0 %|Jun 6, 2020
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    The Apollo
    61 %|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
    74.87 %|May 10, 2018
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
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    Deadpool
    76.12 %|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 %|Jan 1, 2003
    Music, Documentary, History
    actor
    Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
    0 %|Oct 19, 1995
    Music
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    Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
    0 %|Mar 4, 1994
    Music
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    Sugar Hill
    56.120000000000005 %|Feb 25, 1994
    Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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    The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
    0 %|Dec 28, 1989
    Family, Music
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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
    80 %|Dec 8, 1978
    Comedy, Family
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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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    S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
    0 %|Jan 17, 1972
    Music
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    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
    70 %|Mar 24, 1970
    Documentary
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    Two Weeks in Another Town
    59 %|Aug 17, 1962
    Drama

    Series

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    Fallout
    84.3 %|Apr 10, 2024
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
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    Extrapolations
    60.4 %|Mar 16, 2023
    Drama
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    My Dad the Bounty Hunter
    77 %|Feb 9, 2023
    Action & Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
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    The Bite
    67.61 %|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 Early Show
    57 %|Nov 1, 1999
    News
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    Family Guy
    73.25 %|Jan 31, 1999
    Animation, Comedy
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    A Different World
    69.12 %|Sep 24, 1987
    Comedy, Family
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    The Cosby Show
    69.92 %|Sep 20, 1984
    Comedy, Family
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    Reading Rainbow
    84 %|Jun 6, 1983
    Kids
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    Hotel
    66 %|Aug 21, 1982
    Drama
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    Magnum, P.I.
    72.83 %|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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    The Love Boat
    62.59 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Love Boat
    62.59 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    Roots
    74 %|Jan 23, 1977
    Drama
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    Roots
    74 %|Jan 23, 1977
    Drama
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    The Muppet Show
    80.15 %|Sep 5, 1976
    Kids, Comedy, Family
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    The American Film Institute Salute to ...
    45 %|Apr 2, 1973
    Reality
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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
    63 %|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
    74.64 %|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
    73.53 %|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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    74 %|Oct 1, 1962
    Talk
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    The Mike Douglas Show
    54 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk
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    Startime
    60 %|Oct 6, 1959
    Comedy, Drama
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    Tonight Starring Jack Paar
    57 %|Jul 29, 1957
    Talk
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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    What's My Line?
    66.19 %|Feb 2, 1950
    Family, Comedy
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    The Ed Sullivan Show
    65.28999999999999 %|Jun 20, 1948
    Comedy, Talk
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    The Ed Sullivan Show
    65.28999999999999 %|Jun 20, 1948
    Comedy, Talk