Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 25, 1943
Place of Birth:
Harlem, New York, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fallout | Betty Pearson |
| 2023 | Extrapolations | Isabel Zucker |
| 2023 | My Dad the Bounty Hunter | Grandma (voice) |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age | Ernestine Brown |
| 2021 | The Bite | Dr. Hester Boutella |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Madame Arcati |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam | Mamma Reynolds |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Suzanne Packer |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Self |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Leslie Uggams (voice) |
| 1987 | A Different World | Dr. Eileen Redding |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Kris Temple |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Herself - Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Alexis Carter |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House | Lillian Rogers Parks |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self |
| 1977 | Roots | Kizzy Reynolds |
| 1977 | Roots | Kizzy Reynolds Moore |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Marion Blake |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Callie Reason |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self |
| 1973 | The Bobby Darin Show | |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Self |
| 1969 | The Leslie Uggams Show | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | |
| 1968 | That's Life | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Natasha Brimstone |
| 1965 | Hullabaloo | Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | |
| 1965 | Hullabaloo | Self - Host |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self - Singer |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1959 | Startime | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |