Acting
Leslie Uggams
Also Known As: Leslie Marian Uggams
Birth Date
May 25, 1943
(83 years old)
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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Family Guy
Leslie Uggams (voice)
1999 • 2 episodes
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The Mike Douglas Show
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1961 • 2 episodes
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962 • 6 episodes
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The Good Wife
Suzanne Packer
2009 • 1 episode
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The Love Boat
Marion Blake
1977 • 2 episodes
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Deadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al
2024
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Fallout
Betty Pearson
2024 • 9 episodes
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New Amsterdam
Mamma Reynolds
2018 • 5 episodes
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Magnum, P.I.
Alexis Carter
1980 • 1 episode
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CBS News Sunday Morning
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1979 • 1 episode
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The Cosby Show
Kris Temple
1984 • 1 episode
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Empire
Leah Walker
2015 • 21 episodes
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Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956 • 1 episode
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948 • 4 episodes
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Nurse Jackie
Vivian
2009 • 3 episodes
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The Gilded Age
Ernestine Brown
2022 • 2 episodes
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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950 • 1 episode
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Hotel
1982 • 1 episode
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A Different World
Dr. Eileen Redding
1987 • 1 episode
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Deadpool
Blind Al
2016