Uggams, Leslie

LC control no.	n 88672909
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Uggams, Leslie *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Biography/History note	Individual was a Tony awardee.
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1943-05-25
Place of birth	New York (N.Y.)
Affiliation	Juilliard School of Music Columbia Records, Inc. CBS Television Network Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Profession or occupation	Actresses Jazz singers
Found in	Herman, J. Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams, Andrea McArdle in Jerry's girls [SR] p1984: label (Leslie Uggams) LC data base, 11-5-88 (hdg.: Leslie Uggams) Biography Resource Center on Galenet, Nov. 13, 2007 (Leslie Uggams; b. May 25, 1943, New York, N.Y.; also known as: Leslie Marian Crayne Uggams, Leslie Marian Uggams; actress, singer) African American National Biography, accessed April 07, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Uggams, Leslie; actress, jazz singer; born 25 May 1943 in New York, United States; attended Juilliard School of Music (1961-1963) and released her first of ten albums for Columbia Records; performed in musical Hallelujah, Baby! and earned Tony Award for best actress in a Broadway musical comedy (1968); hosted her own TV series on CBS The Leslie Uggams Show (1969); earned Critic's Choice Award for best supporting actress and Emmy nomination for best leading actress (1978) for her portrayal of Kizzy in miniseries based on Alex Haley's Roots (1977); founding member of BRAVO Chapter/City of Hope; board member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and a member of TADA)