Leslie Uggams
Acting
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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) & Dea…
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Family Guy
1999 · TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
The Good Wife
2009 · TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
The Love Boat
1977 · TV
Tony Awards
1956 · TV
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · Movie
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · TV
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · TV
Fallout
2024 · TV
New Amsterdam
2018 · TV
The Cosby Show
1984 · TV