Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams
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Leslie Uggams

Actor 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 noti...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Deadpool

Deadpool

2016 · Blind Al

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2

2018 · Blind Al

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024 · Blind Al

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 · Leslie Uggams (voice)

Fallout

Fallout

2024 · Betty Pearson

American Fiction

American Fiction

2023 · Agnes Ellison

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

2018 · Mamma Reynolds

Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool

2018 · Blind Al

Empire

Empire

2015 · Leah Walker

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009 · Suzanne Packer

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

1984 · Kris Temple

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980 · Alexis Carter

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

1976 · Self - Special Guest Star

The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age

2022 · Ernestine Brown

Nurse Jackie

Nurse Jackie

2009 · Vivian

Roots

Roots

1977 · Kizzy Reynolds

Nanny

Nanny

2022 · Kathleen

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Marion Blake