Leslie Uggams
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Leslie Uggams was born on 25 May 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). She has been married to Grahame Pratt since 16 October 1965. They have two children.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 4 wins & 7 nominations total
Actress
- 2025
Soundtrack
- 2022
- 2016
- The 40th Annual Tony Awards7.1TV Special
- performer: "Love, Look Away", "My Own Morning", "Broadway Baby", "A Whole Lotta Sunlight"
- 1986
- The 39th Annual Tony Awards7.0TV Special
- performer: "My Own Morning", "People", "I Don't Know How to Love Him", "Memory"
- 1985
- The 38th Annual Tony Awards7.0TV Special
- performer: "If He Walked Into My Life", "I Don't Want To Know"
- 1984
- The 36th Annual Tony Awards7.9TV Special
- performer: "Someone to Watch Over Me", "Just One of Those Things"
- 1982
- The Muppet Show8.4TV Series
- performer: "Hey There, Good Times", "Here You Come Again", "Love Will Keep Us Together" (uncredited)
- 1979
- A Special Sesame Street Christmas7.3TV Movie
- performer: "It's the Thought That Counts", "Christmas Blech", "Oscar Remember", "That Face", "Christmas Morning", "Tomorrow", "If Just One Person Believes In You", "Christmas Medley: Jingle Bells / Sleigh Ride / Winter Wonderland / I Saw Three Ships" (uncredited)
- 1978
- 1977
- Sinatra and Friends7.7TV Special
- performer: "Where or When", "I Honestly Love You", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Everybody Ought to Be in Love" (uncredited)
- 1977
- 1975
- 1971
- 1971
- 1968
- 1966
- Official sites
- Height
- 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Born
- Spouse
- Grahame PrattOctober 16, 1965 - present (2 children)
- Children
- Other worksStage: Appeared (as "Georgina"; Broadway debut) in "Hallelujah, Baby!" on Broadway. Musical. Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden. Book by Arthur Laurents. Musical Director / Vocal Arrangements by Buster Davis. Music orchestrated by Peter Matz. Dance arrangements by Luther Henderson. Choreographed by Kevin Carlisle. Scenic Design by William Eckart and Jean Eckart. Directed by Burt Shevelove. Martin Beck Theatre: 26 Apr 1967-13 Jan 1968 (293 performances + 22 previews that began on 6 Apr 1967). Cast: Allen Case (as "Harvey"), Robert Hooks (as "Clem"), Lou Angel (as "Calhoun"), Chad Dee Block (as "Bouncer"), Hope Clarke (as "Maid" / "Ensemble"), Marilyn Cooper (as "Mrs. Charles" / "Mistress" / "Ethel" / "Dorothy"), Carol Flemming (as "Princess"), Frank Hamilton (as "Mister Charles" / "Timmy"), Lillian Hayman (as "Momma"), Winston DeWitt (as "Hemsley Tip" / "G.I."), Justin McDonough (as "Capt. Yankee" / "Ensemble"), Saundra McPherson (as "Cutie"), Garrett Morris (as "Prover" / "Ensemble"; Broadway debut), Michele Murray (as "Cutie"), Alan Peterson (as "Director"), Ann Rachel (as "Brenda"), Barbara Sharma (as "Mary"), Don Strong (as "Sugar Daddy" / "Master"), Bud Vest (as "Prince" / "Ensemble"), Alan Weeks (as "Prover" / "Tap" / "G.I."), Standby: Norma Donaldson (as "Georgina"). Understudy: Justin McDonough (as "Harvey"). Replacement actors: Clifford Allen (as "Ensemble" / "G.I." / "Prover"), Lou Angel (as "Ensemble"), Judith Austin (as "Ensemble"), Michael Beirne (as "Capt. Yankee" / "Ensemble"), Chad Dee Block (as "Ensemble" / "Official"), Carol Flemming (as "Ensemble"), Lee Hooper (as "Ensemble"), Bernard Johnson (as "Ensemble" / "G.I." / "Tip"), Louis Johnson (as "Ensemble"), Carolyn Kirsch (as "Ensemble"), Saundra McPherson (as "Ensemble" / "Maid"), Gerrianne Raphael (as "Dorothy" / "Ethel" / "Mistress" / "Mrs. Charles"), Larry Roquemore (as "Ensemble" / "Prince"), Kenneth Scott (as "Ensemble" / "G.I." / "Prover"), Don Strong (as "Ensemble"), Ella Thompson (as "Ensemble"), Billy Dee Williams (as "Clem"). Standbys: Lincoln Kilpatrick (as "Clem"), Lu Parks (as "Momma"), Freda Payne (as "Georgina"; Broadway debut_. Understudies: Michael Beirne (as "Harvey"), Carol Flemming (as "Ethel"), Louis Johnson (as "Tap" / "Tip"), Suzanne Rogers (as "Mary"). Produced by Albert W. Selden, Hal James, Jane C. Nussbaum and Harry Rigby. NOTES: (1) Leslie Uggams won a Tony Award for her performance. (2) The role was originally written for Lena Horne, who eventually pulled ut and was replaced by Leslie Uggams.
- Publicity listings
- TriviaShe began performing regularly at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem as an extra added attraction before the performances of such legends as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington at age six.
- QuotesI like to reinvent myself. I don't like to do what I did 20 years ago. I like playing against what people think of me.
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