Leslie Uggams has had a fascinating career as an actress on the big screen and on the stage.
Probably best known for her role in the Deadpool series the Harlem-born singer and actress has had a successful career spanning seven decades.
But behind the scenes, her personal life could be the subject of a movie after she tied the knot with White Australian man Grahame Pratt in 1965 as their love affair throughout the ages has defied all the odds of interracial love…
Leslie was a talented singer and in 1953 when she was just 10 years old she made a record for MGM. Encouraged by her aunt singer Eloise Uggams she attended the Professional Children’s School of New York and prestigious New York music school Julliard.
