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Leslie Uggams on advice to an aspiring actress 01:15
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Profession: Performers
Leslie Uggams on doing a screen test for Roots and nearly not getting the part because the original old-age makeup was so bad 02:07
Interview: Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams on how she likes to reinvent herself and take risks in her career 00:40
Interview: Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams on filming the scene in Roots when her character, "Kizzy" is sold 01:32
Interview: Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams on meeting Alex Haley on the set of Roots 01:01
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on making the character of "Kizzy" in Roots her own 01:25
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on working with John Amos on Roots and her character, "Kizzy's" relationship with Amos' character, "Kunta Kinte" 01:43
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on the scene in Roots where her character, "Kizzy" visits her father's grave 00:46
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on working with Madge Sinclair, who played her mother on Roots 00:48
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on filming the scene in Roots when her character, "Kizzy" is sold 01:32
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on working with Sandy Duncan on Roots and the relationship between their characters 02:14
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on the scene in Roots where her character, "Kizzy" meets Sandy Duncan's character, "Missy Anne" later in life and "Kizzy" spits in "Missy Anne's" cup 00:40
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on working with Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs on Roots 00:29
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on the rehearsal and filming process on Roots 02:11
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on working with Richard Roundtree on Roots 02:02
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on her relationship with her Roots character, "Kizzy" 01:17
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on the 2016 remake of Roots and the impact of Roots when it aired in 1977 01:54
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on Alex Haley's involvement in the filming of Roots 00:29
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on the Roots directors she worked with and her interactions with executive producer David L. Wolper and producer Stan Margulies 01:04
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on the success of Roots and what it taught Americans about their own history 01:30
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Roots
Leslie Uggams on Backstairs at the White House 02:47
Interview: Leslie Uggams | Show: Backstairs at the White House