
Acting
Born May 25, 1943 · Harlem, 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.

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
2016
Just the Three of Us
2014

Toe to Toe
2009

Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003

Remembering Roots
2002

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994

Sugar Hill
1994

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

Sizzle
1981

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978

Poor Pretty Eddie
1975

Easter Is
1974

Black Girl
1972

Skyjacked
1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970

Two Weeks in Another Town
1962