Acting

Leslie Uggams

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 notice with appearances alongside Ryan Reynolds as Blind Al in Deadpool (2016) & Deadpool 2 (2018) and in a recurring role on Empire.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

Family Guy

1999 · Leslie Uggams (voice)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

Not in this catalog

The Good Wife

2009 · Suzanne Packer

Not in this catalog

The Love Boat

1977 · Marion Blake

Not in this catalog

The Love Boat

1977 · Callie Reason

Not in this catalog

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

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MOVIE

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024 · Blind Al

Magnum, P.I.

1980 · Alexis Carter

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Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Host

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Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer

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Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Presenter

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Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Performer

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CBS News Sunday Morning

1979 · Self

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Fallout

2024 · Betty Pearson

Not in this catalog

The Cosby Show

1984 · Kris Temple

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New Amsterdam

2018 · Mamma Reynolds

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The Gilded Age

2022 · Ernestine Brown

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Nurse Jackie

2009 · Vivian

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Empire

2015 · Leah Walker

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MOVIE

Deadpool 2

2018 · Blind Al

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Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · Self

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Hotel

1982

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MOVIE

Deadpool

2016 · Blind Al

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A Different World

1987 · Dr. Eileen Redding

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The Carol Burnett Show

1967 · Self

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The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

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The Muppet Show

1976 · Self - Special Guest Star

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What's My Line?

1950 · Self - Mystery Guest

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Stars in the House

2020 · Madame Arcati

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The Dean Martin Show

1965

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Extrapolations

2023 · Isabel Zucker

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Reading Rainbow

1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)

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My Dad the Bounty Hunter

2023 · Grandma (voice)

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Startime

1959 · Self

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Roots

1977 · Kizzy Reynolds

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Roots

1977 · Kizzy Reynolds Moore

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The Mod Squad

1968

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MOVIE

Once Upon a Deadpool

2018 · Blind Al

The Danny Kaye Show

1963 · Self

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The Flip Wilson Show

1970 · Self

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The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

1966 · Natasha Brimstone

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MOVIE

American Fiction

2023 · Agnes Ellison

The Hollywood Palace

1964 · Self - Singer

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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969 · Self

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · Self

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Hullabaloo

1965 · Self

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Hullabaloo

1965 · Self - Host

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Sugar Hill

1994 · Doris Holly

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That's Life

1968

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The Early Show

1999 · Self

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The Bobby Darin Show

1973

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MOVIE

Nanny

2022 · Kathleen

Backstairs at the White House

1979 · Lillian Rogers Parks

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The Bite

2021 · Dr. Hester Boutella

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017 · Sadie

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Two Weeks in Another Town

1962 · Chanteuse

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Skyjacked

1972 · Lovejoy Wells

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Remembering Roots

2002 · Self

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MOVIE

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003 · Self

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The Ravine

2022 · Joanna

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970 · Self (archive footage)

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The Apollo

2019 · Self

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Show of Titles

2021 · "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer

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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988 · Self

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MOVIE

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Self

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Blithe Spirit

2020 · Madame Arcati

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MOVIE

Poor Pretty Eddie

1975 · Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly

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The Leslie Uggams Show

1969

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MOVIE

Dotty and Soul

2023 · Dotty

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MOVIE

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

1994 · Self

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Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970 · Saloon Singer

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MOVIE

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

1995

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Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

1978

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Easter Is

1974 · (voice)

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Black Girl

1972 · Netta

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MOVIE

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

1978 · Self

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MOVIE

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano

1989

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Christmas at Radio City Music Hall

1986 · Self - Special Guest

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Toe to Toe

2009 · Grandma

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Sizzle

1981 · Vonda

Not in this catalog