Leslie Uggams
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-05-25 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Most Known For
Family Guy
as Leslie Uggams (voice)
Fallout
as Betty Pearson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Good Wife
as Suzanne Packer
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Love Boat
as Marion Blake
The Love Boat
as Callie Reason
Magnum, P.I.
as Alexis Carter
The Cosby Show
as Kris Temple
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Blind Al
New Amsterdam
as Mamma Reynolds
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
Hotel
The Gilded Age
as Ernestine Brown
Deadpool
as Blind Al
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
A Different World
as Dr. Eileen Redding
Deadpool 2
as Blind Al