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25 mei 1943 (83)
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Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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Leslie Marian Uggams
Biografie
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.
Bekend van
7.6
Film
Deadpool & Wolverine
Blind Al
2024
7.5
Film
Deadpool 2
Blind Al
2018
7.6
Film
Deadpool
Blind Al
2016
7.1
Film
Once Upon a Deadpool
Blind Al
2018
6.7
Film
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Self
1978
7.3
Film
American Fiction
Agnes Ellison
2023
6.1
Serie
Backstairs at the White House
Lillian Rogers Parks
1979
6.4
Film
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sadie
2017
5.4
Film
Nanny
Kathleen
2022
6.8
Serie
The Bite
Dr. Hester Boutella
2021
6.4
Film
The Apollo
Self
2019
5.1
Film
The Ravine
Joanna
2022
9.0
Serie
The Leslie Uggams Show
1969
4.0
Film
Dotty and Soul
Dotty
2023
Acteercredits 14 titels
Deadpool & Wolverine
als Blind Al
7.6
2024
Dotty and Soul
als Dotty
4.0
2023
American Fiction
als Agnes Ellison
7.3
2023
The Ravine
als Joanna
5.1
2022
Nanny
als Kathleen
5.4
2022
The Bite
als Dr. Hester Boutella
6.8
2021
The Apollo
als Self
6.4
2019
Deadpool 2
als Blind Al
7.5
2018
Once Upon a Deadpool
als Blind Al
7.1
2018
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
als Sadie
6.4
2017
Deadpool
als Blind Al
7.6
2016
Backstairs at the White House
als Lillian Rogers Parks
6.1
1979
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
als Self
6.7
1978
The Leslie Uggams Show
9.0
1969