Acting credits
66
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Leslie Uggams
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.3
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Movies: 30Series: 36
TMDB ID: 122750
IMDb ID: nm0880081
Known for: Acting
Born: May 25, 1943
Age: 82
Place of birth: Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2024
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 7.02
Wikidata: Q534925
Also known as
Leslie Marian 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Leslie Uggams.
7.6
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Blind Al
2024 Movie
7.3
American Fiction
as Agnes Ellison
2023 Movie
3.7
Dotty and Soul
as Dotty
2023 Movie
5.3
Nanny
as Kathleen
2022 Movie
5.1
The Ravine
as Joanna
2022 Movie
Show of Titles
as "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
2021 Movie
Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati
2020 Movie
6.5
The Apollo
as Self
2019 Movie
7.1
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Blind Al
2018 Movie
7.5
Deadpool 2
as Blind Al
2018 Movie
6.3
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Sadie
2017 Movie
7.6
Deadpool
as Blind Al
2016 Movie
3.3
Toe to Toe
as Grandma
2009 Movie
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
as Self
2007 Movie
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003 Movie
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995 Movie
9.0
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
1994 Movie
5.6
Sugar Hill
as Doris Holly
1994 Movie
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989 Movie
6.0
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
1988 Movie
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985 Movie
Sizzle
as Vonda
1981 Movie
6.0
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Self
1978 Movie
7.0
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Leslie Uggams.
8.1
Fallout
as Betty Pearson • 9 eps
2024 Series
6.0
Extrapolations
as Isabel Zucker • 2 eps
2023 Series
8.3
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
as Grandma (voice) • 5 eps
2023 Series
7.6
The Gilded Age
as Ernestine Brown • 2 eps
2022 Series
6.8
The Bite
as Dr. Hester Boutella • 6 eps
2021 Series
Stars in the House
as Madame Arcati • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.3
New Amsterdam
as Mamma Reynolds • 5 eps
2018 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Suzanne Packer • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.2
The Early Show
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as Leslie Uggams (voice) • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.0
A Different World
as Dr. Eileen Redding • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Kris Temple • 1 eps
1984 Series
8.4
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.8
Hotel
1 eps
1982 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Alexis Carter • 1 eps
1980 Series
5.9
Backstairs at the White House
as Lillian Rogers Parks • 4 eps
1979 Series
6.9
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Marion Blake • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.4
Roots
as Kizzy Reynolds • 2 eps
1977 Series
8.0
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
The Bobby Darin Show
1 eps
1973 Series
4.6
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self • 1 eps
1970 Series
5.8
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self • 1 eps
1969 Series