Leslie Uggams

ABOUT LESLIE UGGAMS

African-American star who hosted her own CBS variety show. She appeared as the character Blind Al in the 2016 film Deadpool . She earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her roles in the TV miniseries Roots.

She attended the prestigious New York school Juilliard .

She is known for being in the musical Hallelujah, Baby! In 1968, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

She got married to Grahame Pratt on October 16, 1965, and they had two children together.

She used to work with Mitch Miller in Sing Along with Mitch.