Personal Info
Leslie Marian Uggams
Leslie Uggams
Acting
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) & Dea…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Blind Al
American Fiction
as Agnes Ellison
Dotty and Soul
as Dotty
Nanny
as Kathleen
The Ravine
as Joanna
Show of Titles
as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati
The Apollo
as Self
Deadpool 2
as Blind Al
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Blind Al
TV Shows
Fallout
as Betty Pearson · 9 ep.
Extrapolations
as Isabel Zucker · 2 ep.
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
as Grandma (voice) · 5 ep.
The Gilded Age
as Ernestine Brown · 2 ep.
The Bite
as Dr. Hester Boutella · 6 ep.
Stars in the House
as Madame Arcati · 1 ep.
New Amsterdam
as Mamma Reynolds · 5 ep.
Empire
as Leah Walker · 21 ep.
The Good Wife
as Suzanne Packer · 1 ep.
Nurse Jackie
as Vivian · 3 ep.