Known for Acting
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.
Born
May 25, 1943 (age 83)
Birthplace
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
35 films, 42 shows


Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · 2h 8m
country: United States
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.


American Fiction
2023 · 1h 57m
country: United States
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.


Dotty and Soul
2023 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Ethan Cox is poised to sell his self-driving car company when his problematic Halloween costume goes viral, nearly ending his career. Desperate to figure out a way forward, he hires a 71-year-old woman to pose as his company's figurehead.


Nanny
2022 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Aisha, a Senegalese immigrant who takes a job as a nanny for a wealthy white family in New York City, finds herself consumed by unsettling visions and a growing rage.


The Ravine
2022 · 2h 1m
country: Unknown
This true story begins on a weekday morning in a peaceful suburb of Akron, Ohio, the town awakens to discover that Rachel Turner and her son, Evan, have been brutally murdered during the night. A short while later, Danny Turner is found in his car at the bottom of a ravine, after having taken his own life.


Show of Titles
2021 · 1h 24m
country: United States
An evening of celebrated stars performing the titles songs from Broadway’s best.


Blithe Spirit
2020 · 3h
country: Unknown
While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.


The Apollo
2019 · 1h 38m
country: United States
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.


Once Upon a Deadpool
2018 · 1h 58m
country: United States
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.


Deadpool 2
2018 · 2h
country: United States
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.


The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017 · 1h 33m
country: United States
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.


Deadpool
2016 · 1h 48m
country: United States
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Just the Three of Us
Just the Three of Us
2014 · 13m
country: Unknown
Just The Three Of Us is a short fiction film about an interracial couple in their 70s looking to spice up their marriage.


Toe to Toe
2009 · 1h 44m
country: United States
Out on the lacrosse pitch, wealthy but troubled Jesse and poor but driven Tosha form an easy and deep bond, but their relationship is threatened once they enter the hallways of an elite prep school they attend in Washington, D.C. There, they must work to overcome racial and other tensions in their classmates, and in themselves, if they hope to keep their friendship alive.


Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007 · 1h 26m
country: United States
WORDS AND MUSIC is the story of one of Broadway's iconic figures: the composer/lyricist of Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. Jerry Herman and an all-star cast, chart his rise from 1950s off-Broadway through all of his smash hits. Featuring never-before-seen footage of original stage performances, and a score full of classic show tunes.


Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · 1h 51m
country: United States
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.


Remembering Roots
2002 · 19m
country: United States
The cast and crew of Roots (1977) recall its phenomenal success on its 25th anniversary.


Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995 · 2h
country: Unknown
Documentary about the creation of the iconic Broadway show


Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994 · 1h 54m
country: United States
He hasn't had a new Broadway show since 1983's La Cage Aux Folles, but composer Jerry Herman has become ubiquitous on the concert, tribute and benefit scene, as evidenced by a video release of "Jerry Herman's Broadway - at the Hollywood Bowl." The star-studded event celebrating Herman's 30-plus-year career includes performances by Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams, Lorna Luft and Lee Roy Reams all together on "Hello, Dolly!"; George Hearn singing "Movies Were Movies" (Mack And Mabel); Davis Gaines crooning "Song On The Sand" and "I Am What I Am" (La Cage Aux Folles); Rita Moreno advising "Tap Your Troubles Away" (Mack And Mabel); and Beatrice Arthur pointing out "The Man In The Moon" (also from Mame). There is also special taped greetings from Angela Lansbury and Paul & Linda McCartney.


Sugar Hill
1994 · 2h 3m
country: United States
In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the Mafia steps in when a drug dealer quits his partner and brother to lead a straight life with his girlfriend.


The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A special featuring celebrity guest stars and championship ice skaters from the United States and the Soviet Union. Notable for the Mario Ice Capades segment.


Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 · 2h 46m
country: United States
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.


Christmas at Radio City Music Hall
1986 · 58m
country: United States
1986 HBO special featuring the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular. Hosted by Joel Grey with performances by singer Leslie Uggams and skater Peggy Fleming. Credit for description: Captain Mr. Oracle on YouTube.


Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · 3h
country: United States
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.


Sizzle
1981 · 1h 44m
country: United States
A sultry nightclub singer, a small-town girl in the big city, sets out to avenge her boyfriend's murder after he is killed while running illegal booze for the mob.


A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978 · 48m
country: United States
Leslie Uggams hosts this take on A Christmas Carol, where she and fellow guest stars, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dick Smothers try to get Oscar to stop being such a Grouch on Christmas.


Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978 · 50m
country: United States


Poor Pretty Eddie
1975 · 1h 25m
country: United States
A wrong turn on a jazz singer's road trip results in her car breaking down near an isolated lodge run by a faded starlet and a cocksure, volatile country singer.


Easter Is
1974 · 24m
country: Unknown
Benji and Waldo in Easter Is


Black Girl
1972 · 1h 37m
country: United States
An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.


Skyjacked
1972 · 1h 41m
country: United States
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A musical tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin


King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · 3h 5m
country: United States
A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, MLK is followed through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's stirring speeches, it is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by a wide range of celebrities, including Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman Charlton Heston, Ruby Dee, Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn, Walter Matthau, Ben Gazzara, Clarence Williams III, Joanne Woodward, and James Earl Jones.


Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970 · 1h 13m
country: Unknown
John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.


Two Weeks in Another Town
1962 · 1h 47m
country: United States
After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.