Leslie Uggams
Actor
Born May 25, 1943 · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Active 1962–present · Awards: Theatre World Award, TV Land Award, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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…
Filmography
Deadpool (2016) — Blind AlDeadpool 2 (2018) — Blind AlDeadpool & Wolverine (2024) — Blind AlFallout (2024) — Betty PearsonFamily Guy (1999) — Leslie Uggams (voice)New Amsterdam (2018) — Mamma ReynoldsAmerican Fiction (2023) — Agnes EllisonThe Good Wife (2009) — Suzanne PackerOnce Upon a Deadpool (2018) — Blind AlEmpire (2015) — Leah WalkerMagnum, P.I. (1980) — Alexis CarterThe Cosby Show (1984) — Kris TempleThe Gilded Age (2022) — Ernestine BrownRoots (1977) — Kizzy Reynolds Moore · Kizzy ReynoldsNurse Jackie (2009) — VivianMy Dad the Bounty Hunter (2023) — Grandma (voice)The Love Boat (1977) — Callie Reason · Marion BlakeA Different World (1987) — Dr. Eileen ReddingThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) — SadieNanny (2022) — KathleenExtrapolations (2023) — Isabel ZuckerSugar Hill (1994) — Doris HollySkyjacked (1972) — Lovejoy WellsTwo Weeks in Another Town (1962) — Chanteuse