
Actor
Leslie Uggams
Born 1943 · Harlem, New York City, 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.
Acting

Deadpool
Blind Al · 2016

Deadpool 2
Blind Al · 2018

Deadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al · 2024

Fallout
Betty Pearson · 2024

Family Guy
Leslie Uggams (voice) · 1999

New Amsterdam
Mamma Reynolds · 2018

American Fiction
Agnes Ellison · 2023

The Good Wife
Suzanne Packer · 2009

Once Upon a Deadpool
Blind Al · 2018

Empire
Leah Walker · 2015

The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1976

Magnum, P.I.
Alexis Carter · 1980

The Cosby Show
Kris Temple · 1984

The Gilded Age
Ernestine Brown · 2022

Roots
Kizzy Reynolds · 1977

Nurse Jackie
Vivian · 2009

My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Grandma (voice) · 2023

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1962

Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1983

The Carol Burnett Show
Self · 1967

The Love Boat
Marion Blake · 1977

A Different World
Dr. Eileen Redding · 1987

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sadie · 2017

Nanny
Kathleen · 2022