Work : New Career 1949 (Singing debut, age five)
Work : New Job 1951 (TV debut, age seven)
Work : Prize 1968 (Tony Award for Best Actress)
Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1983 (TV special, "Fantasy")
Work : Begin Major Project 12 February 1988 at 12:00 midnight in San Bernardino, CA (Play, "Anything Goes") chart Placidus Equal_H.
American actress and singer with a career that began when she was five, making a TV debut at seven. Uggams received a Tony Award as Best Actress for her performance in "Hallelujah Baby," 1968, a Theater World Award, and an Emmy for NBCs TV special "Fantasy," 1983, which she co-hosted. On 2/12/1988, she opened in the CLO production of "Anything Goes" in San Bernardino, CA. Uggams married her manager and they had two kids. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Uggams Leslie**
**Birth Details:
Born on: Tue May 25 1943 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Birth Place: New York City, United States
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** **Recent Projects:
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• The Wiz Live! (2015) - Aunt Em
• The Wiz (2015) - Aunt Em
• The Electric Company (2009-2010) - Herself
• 30 Rock (2006-2013) - Herself
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2003-2011) - Mrs. Moreland
• Death Becomes Her (1992) - Marcella
• Big River (1985) - Alice
• Roots (1977) - Kizzy
• Live at the Apollo (1976)
Other Information:
**• Uggams Leslie is an American singer, actress, and television personality.
• She has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards.
• She is best known for her roles in the Broadway musicals "Hallelujah, Baby!" (1967) and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (1967).
• She has also appeared in numerous films and television shows, including "The Wiz" (1978) and "Roots" (1977).
• She is a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors (2022).
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