ACTOR · FROM HARLEM, USA
Leslie Uggams
Born 1943 · 83 years old48 credits since 1962
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ABOUT LESLIE
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.
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Born25 May 1943
BirthplaceHarlem, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora32 of 48 titles
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- Titles on Cineora
- 32
- Average IMDb
- 7.0
- Highest rated
- RootsIMDb 8.4
- Working since
- 1962
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