Leslie Uggams
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.
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Fallout
as Betty Pearson
American Fiction
as Agnes Ellison
Dotty and Soul
as Dotty
Extrapolations
as Isabel Zucker
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
as Grandma (voice)
Nanny
as Kathleen
The Ravine
as Joanna
The Gilded Age
as Ernestine Brown
Show of Titles
as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
The Bite
as Dr. Hester Boutella
Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati
Stars in the House
as Madame Arcati
The Apollo
as Self
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Blind Al
New Amsterdam
as Mamma Reynolds
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Sadie
Empire
as Leah Walker
The Good Wife
as Suzanne Packer
Nurse Jackie
as Vivian
Toe to Toe
as Grandma
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Remembering Roots
as Self
The Early Show
as Self
Family Guy
as Leslie Uggams (voice)
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
as Unknown
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
Sugar Hill
as Doris Holly
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
as Unknown
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
A Different World
as Dr. Eileen Redding
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
as Self - Special Guest
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
The Cosby Show
as Kris Temple
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hotel
as Unknown
Sizzle
as Vonda
Magnum, P.I.
as Alexis Carter
Backstairs at the White House
as Lillian Rogers Parks
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Self
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
as Unknown
The Love Boat
as Marion Blake
The Love Boat
as Callie Reason
Roots
as Kizzy Reynolds
Roots
as Kizzy Reynolds Moore
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
Poor Pretty Eddie
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Easter Is
as (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
The Bobby Darin Show
as Unknown
Black Girl
as Netta
Skyjacked
as Lovejoy Wells
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Saloon Singer
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
The Mod Squad
as Unknown
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Natasha Brimstone
The Dean Martin Show
as Unknown
Hullabaloo
as Self
Hullabaloo
as Self - Host
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Chanteuse
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Startime
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self