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25 May 1943 Celebrate Leslie Marian Uggams Day!  Leslie Marian Uggams (born 25 May 1943) is an American actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child in the early 1950′s, Uggams is recognized for portraying Kizzy Reynolds in the television miniseries Roots (1977), earning Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for her performance. She had earlier been highly acclaimed for the Broadway musical Hallelujah, Baby!, winning a Theatre World Award in 1967. Leslie Uggams, Female Actresses, Emmy Award, Broadway Musical, 25 May, Golden Globes, American Actress, A Child, Broadway

25 May 1943 Celebrate Leslie Marian Uggams Day! Leslie Marian Uggams (born 25 May 1943) is an American actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child in the early 1950′s, Uggams is recognized for portraying Kizzy Reynolds in the television miniseries Roots (1977), earning Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for her performance. She had earlier been highly acclaimed for the Broadway musical Hallelujah, Baby!, winning a Theatre World Award in 1967.

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Here is a great song performed by (the young) Leslie Uggams, one of the greatest performers, and a legend of Broadway. Leslie Uggams (born in 1943 in New York City) is an African-American actress and singer, best known for her Tony Award-winning work in Hallelujah, baby! Uggams first started in show business as a child in 1950, playing the niece of Ethel Waters on the television series Beulah. She was a regular on Sing along with Mitch, starring record producer/conductor Mitch Miller. Since…

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