Leslie Uggams
83, from New York, New York, U.S.A.
83, from New York, New York, U.S.A.
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.
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Blind Al
Dotty
Agnes Ellison
Joanna
Kathleen
"Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
Madame Arcati
Self
Blind Al
Blind Al
Sadie
Blind Al
Just the Three of Us
(Unknown)
Grandma
Self
Self
Self
(Unknown)
Doris Holly
Self
(Unknown)
Self
Self - Special Guest
Self
Vonda
(Unknown)
Self
Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
(voice)
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
Lovejoy Wells
Netta
Saloon Singer
Self (archive footage)
Chanteuse