Variety Series for Fantasy Ovation Awards 2009: Nominated for Lead Actress in a Musical for the role of Lena Horne in the Pasadena Playhouse production of Stormy Weather Honorary Degrees 2015: Awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Connecticut 2019: Awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan References External links Official website Leslie Uggams – Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org 1943 births Living people Apex Records artists Tony Award winners American film actresses American television actresses African-American actresses 20th-century African-American women singers Actresses from New York City American musical theatre actresses 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American women singers 20th-century American singers 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers New York (state) Democrats 21st-century African-American women singers