Leslie Uggams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 25, 1943
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Deadpool & Wolverine 2024
as Blind Al
American Fiction 2023
as Agnes Ellison
Dotty and Soul 2023
as Dotty
Nanny 2022
as Kathleen
The Ravine 2022
as Joanna
Show of Titles 2021
as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Blithe Spirit 2020
as Madame Arcati
The Apollo 2019
as Self
Once Upon a Deadpool 2018
as Blind Al
Deadpool 2 2018
as Blind Al
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2017
as Sadie
Deadpool 2016
as Blind Al
- Just the Three of Us
Just the Three of Us 2014
Actor
Toe to Toe 2009
as Grandma
Words and Music by Jerry Herman 2007
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003
as Self
Remembering Roots 2002
as Self
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! 1995
Actor
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl 1994
as Self
Sugar Hill 1994
as Doris Holly
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano 1989
Actor
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988
as Self
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall 1986
as Self - Special Guest
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
Sizzle 1981
as Vonda
A Special Sesame Street Christmas 1978
as Self
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring 1978
Actor
Poor Pretty Eddie 1975
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Easter Is 1974
as (voice)
Black Girl 1972
as Netta
Skyjacked 1972
as Lovejoy Wells
- S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin 1972
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970
as Self (archive footage)
Swing Out, Sweet Land 1970
as Saloon Singer
Two Weeks in Another Town 1962
as Chanteuse
Credits from TMDB.