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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1943-05-25 · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- Deadpool (2016) — Blind Al
- Deadpool 2 (2018) — Blind Al
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) — Blind Al
- Family Guy (1999) — Leslie Uggams (voice)
- Fallout (2024) — Betty Pearson
- American Fiction (2023) — Agnes Ellison
- New Amsterdam (2018) — Mamma Reynolds
- Once Upon a Deadpool (2018) — Blind Al
- Empire (2015) — Leah Walker
- The Good Wife (2009) — Suzanne Packer
- The Cosby Show (1984) — Kris Temple
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Alexis Carter
- The Muppet Show (1976) — Self - Special Guest Star
- The Gilded Age (2022) — Ernestine Brown
- Nurse Jackie (2009) — Vivian
- Roots (1977) — Kizzy Reynolds