Acting
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams
- Date of birth
- Age
- 83
- Place of birth
- Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- actor, television actor, stage actor, film actor, singer, musician
- Languages
- English
- Официальный сайт
- www.leslieuggams.com
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.
Education
- Juilliard School
Awards
- Theatre World Award1967
- TV Land Award
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play2001
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical1968
Education and awards: Wikidata information may be incomplete. Wikidata · Updated: 2026-10-23
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