LESLIE UGGAMS Uggams gained wider recognition for portraying Kizzy Reynolds in the television miniseries Roots (1977), earning Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for her performance. Later in her career, Uggams received renewed notice with appearances as Blind Al in the superhero films Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Her other prominent roles were as Leah Walker on the Fox musical drama series Empire (2016–2020); as Agnes Ellison in the comedy-drama film
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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, she is most 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
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