Leslie Uggams
Acting
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.
Shows
Family Guy
The Good Wife
Fallout
The Love Boat
Magnum, P.I.
Empire
New Amsterdam
The Cosby Show
The Carol Burnett Show
A Different World
Hotel
What's My Line?
Stars in the House
The Gilded Age
Reading Rainbow
The Mod Squad
Roots
The Muppet Show
Extrapolations
The Dean Martin Show
The Danny Kaye Show
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Flip Wilson Show
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
The Hollywood Palace
Startime
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Hullabaloo
Backstairs at the White House
The Bite
The Bobby Darin Show