Leslie Uggams
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dotty and Soul
as Dotty
2023
Poor Pretty Eddie
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
1975
Sugar Hill
as Doris Holly
1994
Nanny
as Kathleen
2022
Black Girl
as Netta
1972
Skyjacked
as Lovejoy Wells
1972
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
1988
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
1970
American Fiction
as Agnes Ellison
2023
Deadpool
as Blind Al
2016
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Chanteuse
1962
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Blind Al
2024
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Self
1978
Deadpool 2
as Blind Al
2018
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
as Self
2007
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
1994
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Blind Al
2018
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
TV Appearances
Magnum, P.I.
as Alexis Carter
1980
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Natasha Brimstone
1966
The Cosby Show
as Kris Temple
1984
Hotel
1982
The Mod Squad
1968
The Early Show
as Self
1999
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Backstairs at the White House
as Lillian Rogers Parks
1979
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
1964
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
1969
Hullabaloo
as Self
1965
The Dean Martin Show
1965