Actor

Leslie Uggams

Born May 25, 1943 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA (age 83)

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.

Biography from TMDB · IMDb

Your prediction

Which Leslie Uggams movies will you love?

Amaree predicts your rating for 12 of Leslie Uggams's movies and explains each one, so you can skip the misses.

Free to download. Predictions for 10,000+ movies.