Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

Leslie Marian Uggams (born May 25, 1943)[1] is an American actress and singer. She was born in New York City. She is known as her role as Kizzy Reynolds in the television miniseries Roots (1977). She also appeared on the Broadway musical Hallelujah, Baby!, winning a Tony Award in 1968.

Leslie Uggams in 1997

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  1. Smith, Jessie Carney, ed. (1996). Notable Black American Women, Book II. Gale Research. p. 664. ISBN 978-0810391772.

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