Leslie Uggams

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25 maggio 1943 (83 anni)

Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

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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.

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Leslie Uggams

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Dotty and Soul

Black Girl

Heartbreak Motel

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

Blithe Spirit

Just the Three of Us

Easter Is

Sizzle

Show of Titles

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

Remembering Roots

Christmas at Radio City Music Hall