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Leslie Uggams
ActorBorn May 25, 1943 (82 years)
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.
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.
Known For
Leslie Uggams Filmography
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine · as Blind Al |
| 2024 | Fallout (TV Series) · as Betty Pearson |
| 2023 | American Fiction · as Agnes Ellison |
| 2023 | Extrapolations (TV Series) · as Isabel Zucker |
| 2023 | My Dad the Bounty Hunter (TV Series) · as Grandma (voice) |
| 2022 | Dotty & Soul · as Dotty |
| 2022 | Nanny · as Kathleen |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age (TV Series) · as Ernestine Brown |
| 2021 | The Ravine · as Joanna |
| 2021 | The Bite (TV Series) · as Dr. Hester Boutella |
| 2020 | Stars In The House (TV Series) · as Madame Arcati |
| 2019 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga (TV Series) · as Grandma Dynamite |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool · as Blind Al |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam (2018) (TV Series) · as Mamma Reynolds |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 · as Blind Al |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks · as Sadie |
| 2016 | Deadpool · as Blind Al |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Leah Walker |
| 2012 | NYC 22 (TV Series) · as Etta King |
| 2011 | Minnie's Bow-Toons (TV Series) · as Nana Beaver |
| 2010 | Memphis Beat (TV Series) · as Estelle |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Suzanne Packer |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie (TV Series) · as Vivian |
| 2009 | Toe to Toe · as Grandma |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Leslie Uggams (voice) |
| 1995 | Under One Roof (TV Series) · as Geneva |
| 1994 | Sugar Hill · as Doris Holly |
| 1987 | A Different World (1987) (TV Series) · as Dr. Eileen Redding |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Kris Temple |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Sizzle · as Vonda |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Alexis Carter |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House (TV Series) · as Lillian Rogers Parks |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Callie Reason |
| 1977 | Roots (TV Series) · as Kizzy Reynolds |
| 1975 | Poor Pretty Eddie · as Elizabeth 'liz' Wetherly |
| 1974 | High Rollers (TV Series) · as Assistant (1974-1980) |
| 1973 | The Bobby Darin Show (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Black Girl · as Netta |
| 1972 | Skyjacked · as Lovejoy Wells |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land · as Saloon Singer |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Rose Keefer |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Laurie Williams |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1968 | That's Life (1968) (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Natasha Brimstone |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) |
| 1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as Tonia |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another Town · as Chanteuse |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) |
| 2024 | Showstoppers! Great Women of TV Variety · as Self |
| 2023 | Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback · as Self |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The Apollo · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2013 | Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love · as Self |
| 2013 | The Broadway.Com Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Pioneers of Television (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The 5th Annual TV Land Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2007 | Words and Music by Jerry Herman · as Self |
| 2007 | The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | Legends Ball · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The 59th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Roots: Celebrating 25 Years · as Self |
| 2001 | The 55th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1998 | The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1996 | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story · as Self |
| 1996 | The 50th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Previous Winner |
| 1994 | Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl · as Self |
| 1989 | National Memorial Day Concert (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II · as Self |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1983 | Loving (TV Series) · as Leslie Uggams |
| 1981 | The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | A Special Sesame Street Christmas · as Self |
| 1978 | General Electric's All-Star Anniversary · as Self |
| 1978 | The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1977 | Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 2 · as Self |
| 1977 | The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1977 | The 31st Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Host |
| 1977 | Sinatra and Friends · as Self - Singer |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1976 | Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The 30th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter & Performer |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The David Steinberg Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1969 | The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1969 | The Andy Williams Show (1962) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1969 | The 23rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1969 | This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Storybook Squares (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Jim Nabors Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The 22nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Performer & Winner |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1965 | Hullabaloo! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Missing Links (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1962 | The Match Game (TV Series) · as Self - Team Captain |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Sing Along with Mitch (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Performer |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |