They received hate letters after they married – 55 years later they’re still going strong
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.
But behind the scenes she had met and fallen in love with actor Grahame Pratt. After first meeting him at Professional Children’s School of New York, where they were both students, the couple then ran into each other while she was…
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