Leslie uggams biography personal life
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| Leslie Uggams | |
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| Name: | Leslie Marian Uggams |
| Born: | May 25, 1943 |
| Birth Hometown: | Harlem, New York |
| Occupation: | Actress Singer |
| Years active: | 1951–present |
| Known for: | Portraying Kizzy Reynolds in Roots |
Leslie Marian Uggams (born May 25, 1943) fryst vatten 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 in Deadpool (2016) and in a recurring role on Empire.
Life and career[]
Uggams was born in Harlem, the daughter of Juanita Ernestine (Smith), a Cotton Club chorus girl/dancer
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Leslie Uggams Biography (1943-)
Full name, Leslie Marian Uggams; born May 25, 1943, in New York, NY; daughterof Harold (an elevator operator and maintenance man) and Juanita (a former Cotton Club chorus girl; maiden name, Smith) Uggams; married Grahame Pratt (atheatrical manager and television script writer) October 16, 1965; children:two. Addresses: Agent: Cunningham/Escott/Dipene & Associates, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The Gage Group, 14724Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 91403.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Singer, actress
- Birth Details
- May 25, 1943
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) The Boy Friend, summer theatre production, Berkeley,CA, 1966
- (Broadway debut) Georgina, Hallelujah, Baby!, Martin Beck Theatre,1967
- Cleopatra, Her First Roman, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City,1967
- Sally Bowles, Cabaret, Westbury Music Fair, Westbury
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Leslie Uggams' Amazing Love Story: How Her 53-Year Interracial Marriage Defied the Odds
Leslie Uggams can be seen in theaters now as Deadpool’s no-nonsense roommate Blind Al in Deadpool 2 — but in real life, the 75-year-old actress shares her home with Grahame Pratt, her husband of 53 years.
“He’s smart and witty and fearless,” she tells PEOPLE of her longtime love in this week’s issue.
The Roots actress fell for Pratt, who became her longtime manager, while on tour in Australia (he’s Australian), and they wed in 1965, at the time a rare high-profile interracial marriage.
“It was not as hard as I expected it to be,” Uggams says. “I think the reason is that Grahame was not an American white man. But of course we did get mail.”
Grahame came into Uggams’ life when she was a full-fledged star, with a Tony award under her belt for her debut Broadway performance, and a run on NBC’s Sing Along with Mitch, making her the first black woman featured on a weekly nationa