Leslie Uggams
Acting
1943-05-25 · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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.
movieDeadpool & Wolverine
as Blind Al · 2024 · 7.6
tvFallout
as Betty Pearson · 2024 · 8.1
movieAmerican Fiction
as Agnes Ellison · 2023 · 7.3
movieDotty and Soul
as Dotty · 2023 · 4.0
tvExtrapolations
as Isabel Zucker · 2023 · 6.0
tvMy Dad the Bounty Hunter
as Grandma (voice) · 2023 · 8.3
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as Kathleen · 2022 · 5.4
movieThe Ravine
as Joanna · 2022 · 5.1
tvThe Gilded Age
as Ernestine Brown · 2022 · 7.7
movieShow of Titles
as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer · 2021 · 0.0
tvThe Bite
as Dr. Hester Boutella · 2021 · 6.8
movieBlithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati · 2020 · 0.0
tvStars in the House
as Madame Arcati · 2020 · 0.0
movieThe Apollo
as Self · 2019 · 6.4
movieOnce Upon a Deadpool
as Blind Al · 2018 · 7.1
tvNew Amsterdam
as Mamma Reynolds · 2018 · 8.3
movieDeadpool 2
as Blind Al · 2018 · 7.5
movieThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Sadie · 2017 · 6.4
movieDeadpool
as Blind Al · 2016 · 7.6
tvEmpire
as Leah Walker · 2015 · 7.1
movieJust the Three of Us
as · 2014 · 0.0
tvThe Good Wife
as Suzanne Packer · 2009 · 7.6
tvNurse Jackie
as Vivian · 2009 · 7.1
movieToe to Toe
as Grandma · 2009 · 3.3