7.6
Movie
Acting
Leslie Uggams
- Born
- (age 83)
- Birthplace
- Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 77 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.6
Movie
7.5
Movie
Deadpool 2
7.6
Movie
Deadpool & Wolverine
7.4
TV
Family Guy
8.1
TV
Fallout
7.2
Movie
American Fiction
8.3
TV
New Amsterdam
7.1
Movie
Once Upon a Deadpool
7.1
TV
Empire
7.6
TV
The Good Wife
7.0
TV
The Cosby Show
7.3
TV
Magnum, P.I.
8.0
TV
The Muppet Show
7.7
TV
The Gilded Age
7.1
TV
Nurse Jackie
7.4
TV
Roots
5.3
Movie
Nanny
6.2
TV
The Love Boat
Acting credits 77
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine Film | Blind Al |
| 2024 | Fallout TV | Betty Pearson (9 ep) |
| 2023 | American Fiction Film | Agnes Ellison |
| 2023 | Dotty and Soul Film | Dotty |
| 2023 | Extrapolations TV | Isabel Zucker (2 ep) |
| 2023 | My Dad the Bounty Hunter TV | Grandma (voice) (5 ep) |
| 2022 | Nanny Film | Kathleen |
| 2022 | The Ravine Film | Joanna |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age TV | Ernestine Brown (2 ep) |
| 2021 | Show of Titles Film | "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer |
| 2021 | The Bite TV | Dr. Hester Boutella (6 ep) |
| 2020 | Blithe Spirit Film | Madame Arcati |
| 2020 | Stars in the House TV | Madame Arcati (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Apollo Film | Self |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool Film | Blind Al |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam TV | Mamma Reynolds (5 ep) |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 Film | Blind Al |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Film | Sadie |
| 2016 | Deadpool Film | Blind Al |
| 2015 | Empire TV | Leah Walker (21 ep) |
| 2014 | Just the Three of Us Film | |
| 2009 | The Good Wife TV | Suzanne Packer (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie TV | Vivian (3 ep) |
| 2009 | Toe to Toe Film | Grandma |
| 2007 | Words and Music by Jerry Herman Film | Self |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Film | Self |
| 2002 | Remembering Roots Film | Self |
| 1999 | The Early Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Family Guy TV | Leslie Uggams (voice) (2 ep) |
| 1995 | Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! Film | |
| 1994 | Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl Film | Self |
| 1994 | Sugar Hill Film | Doris Holly |
| 1989 | The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano Film | |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Film | Self |
| 1987 | A Different World TV | Dr. Eileen Redding (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Christmas at Radio City Music Hall Film | Self - Special Guest |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II Film | Self |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show TV | Kris Temple (1 ep) |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Hotel TV | (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Sizzle Film | Vonda |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. TV | Alexis Carter (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House TV | Lillian Rogers Parks (4 ep) |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1978 | A Special Sesame Street Christmas Film | Self |
| 1978 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring Film | |
| 1977 | The Love Boat TV | Marion Blake, Callie Reason (2 ep) |
| 1977 | Roots TV | Kizzy Reynolds, Kizzy Reynolds Moore (2 ep) |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show TV | Self - Special Guest Star (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Poor Pretty Eddie Film | Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly |
| 1974 | Easter Is Film | (voice) |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1973 | The Bobby Darin Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Black Girl Film | Netta |
| 1972 | Skyjacked Film | Lovejoy Wells |
| 1972 | S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin Film | Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land Film | Saloon Singer |
| 1969 | The Leslie Uggams Show TV | (10 ep) |