Leslie Uggams
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Family Guy
Leslie Uggams (voice)
1999
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Good Wife
Suzanne Packer
2009
Series
The Love Boat
Marion Blake
1977
Series
The Love Boat
Callie Reason
1977
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Alexis Carter
1980
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Series
The Cosby Show
Kris Temple
1984
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Series
Empire
Leah Walker
2015
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
New Amsterdam
Mamma Reynolds
2018
Film
Deadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al
2024
Series
Fallout
Betty Pearson
2024
Series
A Different World
Dr. Eileen Redding
1987
Series
Hotel
1982
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
Series
Nurse Jackie
Vivian
2009
Series
The Gilded Age
Ernestine Brown
2022
Series
Stars in the House
Madame Arcati
2020
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Film
Deadpool 2
Blind Al
2018
Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Film
Deadpool
Blind Al
2016
Series
The Mod Squad
1968
Series
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
Series
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Series
Extrapolations
Isabel Zucker
2023
Series
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Series
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Grandma (voice)
2023
Series
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Series
Startime
Self
1959
Series
Roots
Kizzy Reynolds
1977
Series
Roots
Kizzy Reynolds Moore
1977
Series
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Natasha Brimstone
1966
Series
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
1964
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Film
American Fiction
Agnes Ellison
2023
Film
Once Upon a Deadpool
Blind Al
2018
Series
Hullabaloo
Self
1965
Series
Hullabaloo
Self - Host
1965
Series
Backstairs at the White House
Lillian Rogers Parks
1979
That's Life
1968
Film
Sugar Hill
Doris Holly
1994
Series
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
Film
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sadie
2017
Series
The Bite
Dr. Hester Boutella
2021
Film
Nanny
Kathleen
2022
Film
The Ravine
Joanna
2022
Film
Show of Titles
"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
2021
The Leslie Uggams Show
1969
Film
Poor Pretty Eddie
Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
1975
Film
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
Dotty and Soul
Dotty
2023
Film
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
Film
Two Weeks in Another Town
Chanteuse
1962
Film
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
1988
Film
The Apollo
Self
2019
Film
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
Film
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Saloon Singer
1970
Film
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Self
1978
Film
Skyjacked
Lovejoy Wells
1972
Film
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
Self - Special Guest
1986
Film
Remembering Roots
Self
2002
Film
Black Girl
Netta
1972
Film
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
Film
Toe to Toe
Grandma
2009
Just the Three of Us
2014
Film
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
1994
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
1972
Film
Sizzle
Vonda
1981
Film
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Self
2007
Film
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
Film
Easter Is
(voice)
1974
Film
Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
2020