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.

Filmografi

Deadpool & Wolverine2024 · Blind AlDeadpool2016 · Blind AlDeadpool 22018 · Blind AlOnce Upon a Deadpool2018 · Blind AlAmerican Fiction2023 · Agnes EllisonRemembering Roots2002 · SelfNanny2022 · KathleenBlithe Spirit2020 · Madame ArcatiEaster Is1974 · (voice)The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks2017 · SadiePoor Pretty Eddie1975 · Elizabeth 'Liz' WetherlySugar Hill1994 · Doris HollyChristmas at Radio City Music Hall1986 · Self - Special GuestLive from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!1995 · A Special Sesame Street Christmas1978 · SelfShow of Titles2021 · "Hallelujah, Baby!" PerformerDotty and Soul2023 · DottyTwo Weeks in Another Town1962 · ChanteuseThe Ravine2022 · JoannaJulie Andrews: One Step Into Spring1978 · Just the Three of Us2014 · Skyjacked1972 · Lovejoy WellsBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · SelfNight of 100 Stars II1985 · Self