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Leslie Uggams

Acting Born May 25, 1943 Harlem, New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

Family Guy

as Leslie Uggams (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Good Wife

as Suzanne Packer
Film

Deadpool & Wolverine

as Blind Al

New Amsterdam

as Mamma Reynolds

Fallout

as Betty Pearson

The Gilded Age

as Ernestine Brown

Full filmography

  • Family Guy (1999) as Leslie Uggams (voice)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Good Wife (2009) as Suzanne Packer
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Marion Blake
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Callie Reason
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • The Cosby Show (1984) as Kris Temple
  • Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) as Blind Al
  • New Amsterdam (2018) as Mamma Reynolds
  • Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Alexis Carter
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Performer
  • Empire (2015) as Leah Walker
  • Fallout (2024) as Betty Pearson
  • CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) as Self
  • Hotel (1982)
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
  • The Muppet Show (1976) as Self - Special Guest Star
  • The Carol Burnett Show (1967) as Self
  • The Gilded Age (2022) as Ernestine Brown
  • A Different World (1987) as Dr. Eileen Redding