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    Leslie Uggams

    American actress and singer

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  1. Awards and Nominations

    • Screen Actors Guild Awards

      Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

      Nominated

    • Golden Globe

      Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

      Nominated

  1. Leslie Marian Uggams (/ ˈ ʌ ɡ ə m z /; 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.

  2. Sep 12, 2022 · By Andrew Gans. September 12, 2022. Leslie Uggams and Ted Chapin. The York Theatre Company will present the 30th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala November 14 at The Edison Rooftop in Manhattan. The ...

  3. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS FOR A SINGLE APPEARANCE IN A drama or comedy series - 1977. Nominee. Leslie Uggams. Roots. ABC. The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more. Leslie Uggams: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.

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  5. Leslie Uggams is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer whose career has brought her from Harlem (The Apollo Theater) to Broadway ( Hallelujah, Baby! ), the big screen ( Deadpool, Skyjacked) to television ( Empire, The Leslie Uggams Show ). Perhaps best known for her stirring portrayal of Kizzy in the landmark TV mini-series Alex ...

  6. Jun 10, 2018 · Leslie Uggams won her award for best leading actress in a musical. She played Georgina, an ambitious woman making it through the Great Depression, in Hallelujah, Baby. James Earl Jones

  7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0880081Leslie Uggams - IMDb

    Actress: Deadpool. Leslie Uggams was born on 25 May 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018) and American Fiction (2023). She has been married to Grahame Pratt since 16 October 1965. They have two children.

  8. Feb 18, 2016 · Uggams’ entertainment career spans six decades, countless stages and screens. One which began at the ripe old age of 6 and includes a Tony, an Emmy and performances with icons like Ella ...

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