What is Leslie Uggams?
[[File:Leslie Uggams 1997.jpg|thumb|Leslie Uggams in 1997]] '''Leslie Marian Uggams''' (born May 25, 1943)<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Jessie Carney| editor-last=Smith |year=1996 |title=Notable Black American Women, Book II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ssMBzqrUpjwC&pg=PA664 |publisher=Gale Research |page=664 |isbn=978-0810391772}}</ref> 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 theatre|Broadway]] musical ''Hallelujah, Baby!'', winning a [[Tony Award]] in 1968. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0880081}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Uggams, Leslie}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tony Award winning actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:Singers from New York City]] {{US-actor-stub}}