Leslie Uggams (born May 25, 1943 in Harlem, New York) is an American actress and singer.
She started out as a child actress and singer (even starring in her own variety show), and her breakthrough role was portraying Kizzy in Roots. Since then, she has acted on stage and on the screen. Currently, she is best known for playing Blind Al in the Deadpool films starring Ryan Reynolds.
Selected Filmography
Film
- Inherit the Wind (1960) - Off-screen singer
- Skyjacked (1972) - Lovejoy Wells
- Black Girl (1972) - Netta
- Poor Pretty Eddie (1975) - Elizabeth 'Liz' Wetherly
- Deadpool films (X-Men Film Series then Marvel Cinematic Universe) - Blind Al
- Deadpool (2016)
- Deadpool 2 (2018)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks (2017) - Sadie
Television
- Beulah (1950)
- The Leslie Uggams Show (1969) - Host
- Backstairs At The White House (1979) - Lillian Rogers Parks
- Roots (1977) (1977) - Kizzy
- The Love Boat (1981-1987) - Leslie Uggams/Marion Blake/Callie Reason
- Nurse Jackie (2015) - Vivian
- Empire (2016-2020) - Leah Walker
- My Dad the Bounty Hunter (2023-present) - Grandma
- Fallout (2024-present) - Betty Pearson
Theatre
- Hallelujah, Baby! (1967) - Georgina
- Blues in the Night (1972)
- Jerry's Girls (1985)
- Anything Goes (1989) - Reno Sweeney
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (2003-2004) - Muzzy
- On Golden Pond (2004) - Ethel Thayer
- King Hedley II (2001)
- Stormy Weather (2009) - Lena Horne
Discography
- The Eyes of God (1959)
- LESLIE UGGAMS ON TV with Mitch Miller's sing along chorus (1962)
- So in Love! (1963)
- A Time to Love (1966)
- What's An Uggams? (1968)
- Just to Satisfy You (1969)
- Leslie (1970)
- Try To See It My Way (1972)
- Leslie Uggams (1975)
- Leslie Uggams: On My Way To You: Songs of Alan and Marilyn Bergman (2003)
