Leslie Uggams
Born May 25, 1943 (Age: 82)
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Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
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as Blind Al
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Age: 81
American Fiction
2023
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as Agnes Ellison
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Age: 80
Show of Titles
2021
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as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
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Age: 78
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018
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as Blind Al
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Age: 75
Deadpool 2
2018
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as Blind Al
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Age: 74
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
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as Sadie
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Age: 73
Deadpool
2016
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as Blind Al
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Age: 72
Remembering Roots
2002
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as Self
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Age: 58
Sugar Hill
1994
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as Doris Holly
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Age: 50
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
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Age: 34
Skyjacked
1972
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as Lovejoy Wells
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Age: 28
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
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as Chanteuse
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Age: 19