Leslie Uggams
Born in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA — May 25 1943
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 Reyno…
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Family Guy
Leslie Uggams (voice)
The Good Wife
Suzanne Packer
Fallout
Betty Pearson
Magnum, P.I.
Alexis Carter
The Love Boat
Marion Blake
New Amsterdam
Mamma Reynolds
Empire
Leah Walker
Hotel
The Cosby Show
Kris Temple
Deadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al
A Different World
Dr. Eileen Redding
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Stars in the House
Madame Arcati
The Mod Squad
Deadpool
Blind Al
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
The Gilded Age
Ernestine Brown
Deadpool 2
Blind Al
The Dean Martin Show
Roots
Kizzy Reynolds
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Natasha Brimstone
That's Life
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Grandma (voice)
Startime
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
Extrapolations
Isabel Zucker
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Hullabaloo
Self
Once Upon a Deadpool
Blind Al
American Fiction
Agnes Ellison
The Bite
Dr. Hester Boutella
The Bobby Darin Show
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Backstairs at the White House
Lillian Rogers Parks
Nanny
Kathleen
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Show of Titles
"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Dotty and Soul
Dotty
Sugar Hill
Doris Holly
The Ravine
Joanna
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sadie
Skyjacked
Lovejoy Wells
Sizzle
Vonda
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Self
The Apollo
Self
Two Weeks in Another Town
Chanteuse
Poor Pretty Eddie
Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
Black Girl
Netta
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Self
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
Toe to Toe
Grandma
The Leslie Uggams Show
Remembering Roots
Self
Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
Just the Three of Us
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Easter Is
(voice)
Tony Awards
Self - Host