Leslie Uggams
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.
Filmography (77 titles)
7.6MovieDeadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al · 2024
8.1ShowFallout
Betty Pearson · 2024
7.3MovieAmerican Fiction
Agnes Ellison · 2023
4.0MovieDotty and Soul
Dotty · 2023
6.0ShowExtrapolations
Isabel Zucker · 2023
8.3ShowMy Dad the Bounty Hunter
Grandma (voice) · 2023
5.4MovieNanny
Kathleen · 2022
5.1MovieThe Ravine
Joanna · 2022
7.7ShowThe Gilded Age
Ernestine Brown · 2022
MovieShow of Titles
"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer · 2021
6.8ShowThe Bite
Dr. Hester Boutella · 2021
MovieBlithe Spirit
Madame Arcati · 2020
ShowStars in the House
Madame Arcati · 2020
6.4MovieThe Apollo
Self · 2019
7.1MovieOnce Upon a Deadpool
Blind Al · 2018
8.3ShowNew Amsterdam
Mamma Reynolds · 2018
7.5MovieDeadpool 2
Blind Al · 2018
6.3MovieThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sadie · 2017
7.6MovieDeadpool
Blind Al · 2016
7.1ShowEmpire
Leah Walker · 2015
Just the Three of Us
2014
7.6ShowThe Good Wife
Suzanne Packer · 2009
7.1ShowNurse Jackie
Vivian · 2009
3.3MovieToe to Toe
Grandma · 2009
MovieWords and Music by Jerry Herman
Self · 2007
7.0MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self · 2003
MovieRemembering Roots
Self · 2002
6.3ShowThe Early Show
Self · 1999
7.4ShowFamily Guy
Leslie Uggams (voice) · 1999
MovieLive from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995