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

Deadpool & Wolverine

76 %|Jul 24, 2024

Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

American Fiction

73.31 %|Nov 10, 2023

Comedy, Drama

Dotty and Soul

40 %|May 19, 2023

Comedy

Nanny

53 %|Nov 23, 2022

Drama, Horror

The Ravine

51 %|May 6, 2022

Drama, Mystery

Show of Titles

0 %|Jun 13, 2021

Music, Comedy, History

Blithe Spirit

0 %|Jun 6, 2020

The Apollo

64 %|Apr 24, 2019

Documentary

Once Upon a Deadpool

71 %|Dec 11, 2018

Comedy, Action, Adventure

Deadpool 2

74.9 %|May 10, 2018

Action, Comedy, Adventure

Deadpool

76.23 %|Feb 9, 2016

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Just the Three of Us

0 %|Jul 31, 2014

Comedy, Drama

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

0 %|Apr 1, 2007

Documentary, Music

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

70 %|Apr 3, 2003

Music, Documentary, History

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

0 %|Oct 19, 1995

Music

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

90 %|Mar 4, 1994

Music

Sugar Hill

56 %|Feb 25, 1994

Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano

0 %|Dec 28, 1989

Family, Music

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

60 %|May 16, 1988

Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary

Night of 100 Stars II

80 %|Mar 10, 1985

Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary

Sizzle

0 %|Nov 29, 1981

Crime, Drama, TV Movie

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

60 %|Dec 8, 1978

Comedy, Family, TV Movie

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

70 %|Mar 9, 1978

TV Movie

Poor Pretty Eddie

49.81 %|Jun 1, 1975

Horror, Drama

Black Girl

70 %|Nov 9, 1972

Drama

Skyjacked

62 %|May 24, 1972

Action, Drama, Thriller

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

50 %|Jan 17, 1972

Music

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

73 %|Mar 24, 1970

Documentary

Two Weeks in Another Town

59 %|Aug 17, 1962

Drama

Series

Fallout

83 %|Apr 10, 2024

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Extrapolations

60 %|Mar 16, 2023

Drama

My Dad the Bounty Hunter

78 %|Feb 9, 2023

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family

The Bite

68 %|May 21, 2021

Drama, Comedy

Stars in the House

0 %|Mar 16, 2020

New Amsterdam

84 %|Sep 25, 2018

Drama

The Good Wife

76 %|Sep 22, 2009

Drama

The Early Show

57 %|Nov 1, 1999

News

Family Guy

73.72 %|Jan 31, 1999

Animation, Comedy

A Different World

70 %|Sep 24, 1987

Comedy, Family

The Cosby Show

70 %|Sep 20, 1984

Comedy, Family

Reading Rainbow

84 %|Jun 6, 1983

Kids

Hotel

68 %|Aug 21, 1982

Drama, Soap

Magnum, P.I.

73 %|Dec 11, 1980

Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Backstairs at the White House

59 %|Jan 29, 1979

Drama, War & Politics

CBS News Sunday Morning

64.12 %|Jan 28, 1979

News

The Love Boat

62.9 %|Sep 24, 1977

Drama, Comedy

The Love Boat

62.9 %|Sep 24, 1977

Drama, Comedy

Roots

73.78999999999999 %|Jan 23, 1977

Drama

Roots

73.78999999999999 %|Jan 23, 1977

Drama

The Muppet Show

80 %|Sep 5, 1976

Kids, Comedy, Family

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

63 %|Apr 2, 1973

Reality

The Bobby Darin Show

0 %|Jan 19, 1973

The Flip Wilson Show

48 %|Sep 17, 1970

Comedy

The Leslie Uggams Show

0 %|Sep 28, 1969

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

58 %|Jan 22, 1969

Comedy

The Mod Squad

65 %|Sep 24, 1968

Action & Adventure, Drama

That's Life

60 %|Sep 24, 1968

Comedy

The Carol Burnett Show

76 %|Sep 11, 1967

Comedy, Family

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

66 %|Sep 13, 1966

Action & Adventure

The Dean Martin Show

73 %|Sep 16, 1965

Comedy

Hullabaloo

0 %|Jan 12, 1965

Comedy

Hullabaloo

0 %|Jan 12, 1965

Comedy

The Hollywood Palace

45 %|Jan 4, 1964

Comedy

The Danny Kaye Show

63 %|Sep 25, 1963

Comedy

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

74.07 %|Oct 1, 1962

Talk

The Mike Douglas Show

51 %|Dec 11, 1961

Comedy, Talk

Startime

60 %|Oct 6, 1959

Comedy, Drama

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

65 %|Jul 29, 1957

Talk

45.56 %|Apr 1, 1956

45.56 %|Apr 1, 1956

45.56 %|Apr 1, 1956

45.56 %|Apr 1, 1956

69 %|Feb 2, 1950

Family, Comedy

The Ed Sullivan Show

66 %|Jun 20, 1948

Comedy, Talk