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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Deadpool & Wolverine
Character: Blind Al
MOVIE • 2024
Fallout
Character: Betty Pearson
TV • 2024
American Fiction
Character: Agnes Ellison
MOVIE • 2023
Dotty and Soul
Character: Dotty
MOVIE • 2023
Extrapolations
Character: Isabel Zucker
TV • 2023
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Character: Grandma (voice)
TV • 2023
Nanny
Character: Kathleen
MOVIE • 2022
The Ravine
Character: Joanna
MOVIE • 2022
The Gilded Age
Character: Ernestine Brown
TV • 2022
Show of Titles
Character: "Hallelujah, Baby!" Performer
MOVIE • 2021
The Bite
Character: Dr. Hester Boutella
TV • 2021
Blithe Spirit
Character: Madame Arcati
MOVIE • 2020
Stars in the House
Character: Madame Arcati
TV • 2020
The Apollo
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
Character: Blind Al
MOVIE • 2018
New Amsterdam
Character: Mamma Reynolds
TV • 2018
Deadpool 2
Character: Blind Al
MOVIE • 2018
Deadpool
Character: Blind Al
MOVIE • 2016
Just the Three of Us
Character:
MOVIE • 2014
The Good Wife
Character: Suzanne Packer
TV • 2009