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Leslie Uggams

May 25, 1943 (82 years old) in Harlem, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Family Guy
Leslie Uggams (voice)
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Nominee / Performer
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Reading Rainbow
Herself - Narrator (voice)
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Hotel
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The Love Boat
Marion Blake
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Magnum, P.I.
Alexis Carter
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The Good Wife
Suzanne Packer
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A Different World
Dr. Eileen Redding
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Deadpool 2
Blind Al
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The Carol Burnett Show
Self

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