About this episode
Uggams performed in Beulah, Hallelujah Baby, Roots, Empire, American Fiction and the Deadpool films . She was the first Black woman to host a TV variety show. At 82, she's appearing in The Gilded Age. She spoke with Terry Gross about her long, winding career. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy