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Born · May 25, 1943 (81 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: 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.
Blind Al
7.7
2024
Betty Pearson · (5 episodes)
8.3
2024
Agnes Ellison
7.3
2023
Dotty
4.0
2023
Isabel Zucker · (2 episodes)
6.1
2023
Grandma (voice) · (5 episodes)
7.8
2023
Kathleen
5.3
2022
Joanna
5.1
2022
Dr. Hester Boutella · (6 episodes)
6.8
2021
Madame Arcati
0.0
2020
Madame Arcati · (1 episode)
0.0
2020
Self
6.4
2019
Blind Al
7.1
2018
Mamma Reynolds · (5 episodes)
8.4
2018
Blind Al
7.5
2018
Blind Al
7.6
2016
0.0
2014
Suzanne Packer · (1 episode)
7.6
2009
Herself
0.0
2007
Self
7.0
2003
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
1999
Leslie Uggams (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.4
1999
0.0
1995
Self
9.0
1994
Doris Holly
5.6
1994
0.0
1989
Self
6.0
1988
Dr. Eileen Redding · (1 episode)
7.0
1987
Self
8.0
1985
Kris Temple · (1 episode)
7.0
1984
Herself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1983
(1 episode)
6.8
1982
Vonda
0.0
1981
(1 episode)
7.3
1980
Lillian Rogers Parks · (4 episodes)
5.9
1979
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1979
Self
6.0
1978
7.0
1978
Marion Blake · (1 episode)
6.3
1977
Callie Reason · (1 episode)
6.3
1977
Kizzy Reynolds · (1 episode)
7.4
1977
Kizzy Reynolds Moore · (1 episode)
7.4
1977
Self - Special Guest Star · (1 episode)
8.0
1976
Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
5.0
1975
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1973
(1 episode)
0.0
1973
Netta
7.0
1972
Lovejoy Wells
6.2
1972
Self
5.0
1972
Self · (1 episode)
4.8
1970
Self (archive footage)
7.3
1970
(10 episodes)
0.0
1969
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
1969
(1 episode)
6.5
1968
(1 episode)
6.0
1968
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1967
Natasha Brimstone · (1 episode)
6.6
1966
(1 episode)
7.3
1965
Self · (2 episodes)
0.0
1965
Self - Host · (1 episode)
0.0
1965
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1963
Self · (6 episodes)
7.4
1962
Chanteuse
5.9
1962
Self · (2 episodes)
5.1
1961
(1 episode)
6.0
1959
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1957
Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Host · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Performer · (2 episodes)
5.0
1956
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1950
Self · (4 episodes)
6.6
1948