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Leslie Uggams

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birth DateMay 25, 1943 (83 years old)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthHarlem, New York City, New York, USA
Career Span1948 – Present (79 yrs)
Known Credits73 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 2.6

Leslie Uggams

Also known as:Leslie Marian Uggams
Total Works

73

33 movies • 40 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#3

TMDB star index

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 Roles & Milestones

Deadpool
7.6
Deadpool
2016•movie
as Blind Al
Deadpool 2
7.5
Deadpool 2
2018•movie
as Blind Al
Deadpool & Wolverine
7.6
as Blind Al
Family Guy
7.4
Family Guy
1999•series
as Leslie Uggams (voice)

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 73 titles featuring Leslie Uggams

Deadpool
7.6
Deadpool
2016•movie

as Blind Al

Deadpool 2
7.5
Deadpool 2
2018•movie

as Blind Al

Deadpool & Wolverine
7.6

as Blind Al

Family Guy
7.4
2 eps
Family Guy
1999•series

as Leslie Uggams (voice)

Fallout
8.1
9 eps
Fallout
2024•series

as Betty Pearson

American Fiction
7.2
American Fiction
2023•movie

as Agnes Ellison

New Amsterdam
8.3
5 eps
New Amsterdam
2018•series

as Mamma Reynolds

Once Upon a Deadpool
7.1

as Blind Al

Empire
7.1
21 eps
Empire
2015•series

as Leah Walker

The Good Wife
7.6
1 eps
The Good Wife
2009•series

as Suzanne Packer

The Cosby Show
7.0
1 eps
The Cosby Show
1984•series

as Kris Temple

Magnum, P.I.
7.3
1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
1980•series

as Alexis Carter

The Muppet Show
8.0
1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976•series

as Self - Special Guest Star

The Gilded Age
7.7
2 eps
The Gilded Age
2022•series

as Ernestine Brown

Nurse Jackie
7.1
3 eps
Nurse Jackie
2009•series

as Vivian

Roots
7.4
2 eps
Roots
1977•series

as Kizzy Reynolds

Nanny
5.3
Nanny
2022•movie

as Kathleen

The Love Boat
6.2
2 eps
The Love Boat
1977•series

as Marion Blake

Extrapolations
6.1
2 eps
Extrapolations
2023•series

as Isabel Zucker

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
6.3

as Sadie

Sugar Hill
5.7
Sugar Hill
1994•movie

as Doris Holly

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
6 eps

as Self

A Different World
7.2
1 eps
A Different World
1987•series

as Dr. Eileen Redding

The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
1 eps

as Self

Two Weeks in Another Town
5.9

as Chanteuse

My Dad the Bounty Hunter
8.2
5 eps

as Grandma (voice)

Skyjacked
6.2
Skyjacked
1972•movie

as Lovejoy Wells

Reading Rainbow
8.4
1 eps
Reading Rainbow
1983•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Poor Pretty Eddie
5.2
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975•movie

as Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self - Mystery Guest

The Mod Squad
6.1
1 eps
The Mod Squad
1968•series
Hotel
6.8
1 eps
Hotel
1982•series
The Bite
6.7
6 eps
The Bite
2021•series

as Dr. Hester Boutella

CBS News Sunday Morning
6.8
1 eps

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
4 eps

as Self

The Flip Wilson Show
5.1
1 eps

as Self

The Apollo
6.4
The Apollo
2019•movie

as Self

The Dean Martin Show
7.4
1 eps
The Ravine
5.2
The Ravine
2022•movie

as Joanna

Toe to Toe
3.2
Toe to Toe
2009•movie

as Grandma

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3

as Self (archive footage)

Black Girl
6.8
Black Girl
1972•movie

as Netta

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
2 eps

as Self

The Early Show
6.2
1 eps
The Early Show
1999•series

as Self

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
6.9
1 eps

as Natasha Brimstone

Dotty and Soul
4.0
Dotty and Soul
2023•movie

as Dotty

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0

as Self

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
6.7

as Self

Swing Out, Sweet Land
5.7

as Saloon Singer

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
1 eps

as Self

Night of 100 Stars II
6.8

as Self

Backstairs at the White House
6.1
4 eps

as Lillian Rogers Parks

The Hollywood Palace
5.0
1 eps

as Self - Singer

The Danny Kaye Show
7.0
1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
1963•series

as Self

Startime
6.8
1 eps
Startime
1959•series

as Self

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6.0

as Self

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
9.0

as Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
1 eps

as Self

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
7.0
Sizzle
10.0
Sizzle
1981•movie

as Vonda

Hullabaloo
10.0
2 eps
Hullabaloo
1965•series

as Self

The Bobby Darin Show
10.0
1 eps
Words and Music by Jerry Herman

as Self

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
2020•movie

as Madame Arcati

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Show of Titles
Show of Titles
2021•movie

as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer

Easter Is
Easter Is
1974•movie

as (voice)

Remembering Roots
Remembering Roots
2002•movie

as Self

Christmas at Radio City Music Hall

as Self - Special Guest

Stars in the House
1 eps
Stars in the House
2020•series

as Madame Arcati

Tony Awards
1 eps
Tony Awards
1956•series

as Self - Host