Leslie Uggams To Guest On THE GOOD WIFE

Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams has been cast in an upcoming episode of "The Good Wife," the Emmy nominated CBS drama which airs Sundays at 9 pm Eastern/8 pm Central time. Uggams is set to play the upscale mother of two sons, one a Wall Street broker, the other a convicted murderer sentenced to death row. The episode is titled "Here Comes Santa." No air date has been set.

"I'm thrilled to be doing this guest appearance on ‘The Good Wife,'" says Uggams. "Not only is it a great role, but it's on one of my favorite television shows. My character's storyline is very dramatic. The son who's in prison can help solve a murder, so there is a chance that he'll get a stay of execution. The law firm of Lockhart Gardner, where ‘the good wife' works, becomes involved in that process."

"The Good Wife" stars Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies, Emmy nominee Josh Charles, Tony and Emmy Award winner Christine Baranski, Emmy Award winner Archi Panjabi, Emmy nominee and Olivier Award winner Alan Cumming, and Matt Czuchry. The show is ranked consistently in the Top 20 with more than 11 million viewers weekly.

Most recently Uggams had a guest starring role on TNT's "Memphis Beat" playing the mother of Lt. Tanya Rice (Alfre Woodard) in an episode titled "Thicker than Water." She has also been touring nationally with her autobiographical solo show "Uptown/Downtown" (LA Drama Critics Circle Award, NAACP Theatre Award, IRNE Award, Broadway World People's Choice Award) which chronicles her extraordinary career in stories and song. From New York to Boston and Los Angeles, critics have raved, calling Uggams "dazzling," "indefatigable," and "delectable." Uggams also recently starred in the Broadway-bound world premiere of "Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Story" (Ovation nomination) at the Pasadena Playhouse in California.

Uggams is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer whose career has brought her from Harlem (Uptown) to Broadway (Downtown), the big screen (Skyjacked) to television (The Leslie Uggams Show). Perhaps best known for her stirring portrayal of Kizzy in the landmark TV mini-series Alex Haley's "Roots" (Critics Choice Award, Emmy and Golden Globe nominations), she also starred in the mini-series "Backstairs at the White House" and "Sizzle." Uggams has performed to critical and popular acclaim ever since her first professional appearances at the Apollo Theater at the age of nine, opening for such musical legends as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington. She was recently honored with the American Artist Award in a gala ceremony held at Arena Stage in Washington, DC.

On Broadway Uggams made her stunning musical theater debut starring in "Hallelujah, Baby!" earning both Tony and Theater World awards. Since then she has starred on Broadway in "Jerry's Girls," "Anything Goes" at the Lincoln Center Theatre (also the first national tour), "King Headley II" with Brian Stokes Mitchell (Tony Award nomination), "Thoroughly Modern Millie," and most recently "On Golden Pond" opposite James Earl Jones. Off-Broadway Uggams has won Audelco Awards for several highly praised star turns including "The Old Settler," Keb Mo's blues musical "Thunder Knocking on the Door," and most recently "First Breeze of Summer" at the acclaimed Signature Theater. Regional roles include "A Little Night Music" at Michigan Opera Theatre, "The Rink" at the Cape Playhouse, "Hello, Dolly!" at Houston's Theater Under the Stars, and "Master Class" at TheaterFest in New Jersey.

For more information on Leslie Uggams, visit her official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LeslieUggams or her website at www.leslieuggams.com.

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