In Conversation: Leslie Uggams

Singer and actress Leslie Uggams has been in show business for seven decades, since she was six. From appearances on musical variety shows and hosting her own series, to her roles in “Roots,” “Empire,” and the “Deadpool” movies, she talked with correspondent Mo Rocca about the responsibility she felt as one of the few African Americans regularly performing on early television, where there was no room for failure. Source