Leslie Marian Uggams is an American actress and singer. After beginning her career as a child in the early 1950s, she garnered acclaim for her role in the Broadway musical Hallelujah, Baby!, winning a Theatre World Award in 1967 and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1968. Uggams gained wider recognition for portraying Kizzy Reynolds in the television miniseries Roots (1977), earning Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for her performance.
- Occupation
- actor, television actor, stage actor, film actor
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 25, 1943
- Website
- http://www.leslieuggams.com/, https://www.leslieuggams.com/
