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Actor

Leslie Uggams

Acting

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Acting credits

66

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

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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