Leslie Uggams
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.
Filmography
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Blind Al
American Fiction
2023
as Agnes Ellison
Dotty and Soul
2023
as Dotty
Nanny
2022
as Kathleen
The Ravine
2022
as Joanna
Show of Titles
2021
as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Blithe Spirit
2020
as Madame Arcati
The Apollo
2019
as Self
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018
as Blind Al
Deadpool 2
2018
as Blind Al
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
as Sadie
Deadpool
2016
as Blind Al
- No poster
Just the Three of Us
2014
Toe to Toe
2009
as Grandma
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Remembering Roots
2002
as Self
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
as Self
Sugar Hill
1994
as Doris Holly
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
1986
as Self - Special Guest
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self