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Wanda Sykes

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Mar 7, 1964 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Biography

Wanda Sykes (born March 7, 1964) is an American writer, stand-up comedian and actress. She earned the 1999 Emmy Award for her writing on The Chris Rock Show. In 2004 Entertainment Weekly named her as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is well known for her role as Barb on The New Adventures of Old Christine and for her appearances on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. In November 2009 The Wanda Sykes Show, her own late-night talkshow, premiered on Fox, airing Saturday nights. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wanda Sykes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026UndercardCheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart
2026Wanda Sykes: LegacySelf
2025Lil KevNancy (voice)
2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneySelf - Comedian
2024Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks MovieSue Nahmee
2024Outstanding: A Comedy RevolutionSelf
2024Underwater ProjectsNarrator
2024Good TimesMrs. Likeigiveashit (voice)
2023Wanda Sykes: I'm an EntertainerSelf
2023Albert Brooks: Defending My LifeSelf
2023VelmaKrista (voice)
2023VelmaLinda (voice)
2023History of the World: Part IIVarious Characters
2023Rock, Paper, ScissorsDian (voice)
2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022Alabama JacksonHarriet Tubman
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest
2022ChivalryJean Shrill
2022GutsySelf
2021Breaking News in Yuba CountyRita
2021Roll Up Your SleevesSelf
2021The One and Only Dick GregorySelf
2021The Upshaws - The AfterpartySelf
2021The UpshawsLucretia
2021Q-ForceDeb (voice)
2021Star Wars: The Bad BatchPhee Genoa (voice)
2020Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles
2020FriendsgivingFairy Gay Mother #1
2020Feeding America Comedy FestivalSelf
2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)
2020Visible: Out on TelevisionSelf
2019The Wedding YearJanet / Grandma
2019UglyDollsWage (voice)
2019Wanda Sykes: Not NormalSelf
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"Louise Jefferson
2019JexiDenice
2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowHeckler
2019The Other TwoShuli Kucerac
2019Harley QuinnQueen of Fables (voice)
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Wanda Sykes (voice)
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest Host
2018Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with HatePrison Matron
2018The ShopSelf
2018Summer Camp IslandEthel (voice)
2018Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock!
2017SnatchedRuth
2017A Bad Moms ChristmasDr. Elizabeth Karl
2017The Good FightAllegra Durado
2017Big MouthGhost of Harriet Tubman (voice)
2017The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselMoms Mabley
2017VampirinaGregoria (voice)
2016Ice Age: Collision CourseGranny (voice)
2016Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?Herself
2016Bad MomsDr. Elizabeth Karl
2016Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)Self (archive footage)
2016ChelseaSelf
2016Ask the Storybots
2016Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist
2015How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will ComeGoddess
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2015Hot OnesSelf
2015Lip Sync BattleSelf
2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf
2015Jay Leno's GarageSelf
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroShirley B. Awesome (voice)
2014Broad CityDara
2014black-ishDaphne Lido
2014BoJack HorsemanMary-Beth (voice)
2013The Hot FlashesFlorine Clarkston
2013The Out ListHerself
2013Alpha HouseSenator Rosalyn DuPeche
2013Hollywood Game NightSelf
2012Ice Age: Continental DriftGranny (voice)
2012Inside ComedySelf
2012Finding Your RootsSelf
2011RioChloe / Goose (voice)
2011RidiculousnessSelf
2011Bob's BurgersSofa Queen (voice)
2010ConanSelf
2009Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be MeHerself
2009The Jay Leno ShowSelf
2009Drop Dead DivaJudge Yvonne Wright
2009The Wanda Sykes Show
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge
2008The Wendy Williams Show
2007Evan AlmightyRita
2007License to WedDoctor (uncredited)
2007Back at the BarnyardBessy
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf - Guest
2006Brother Bear 2Innoko (voice)
2006My Super Ex-GirlfriendCarla Dunkirk
2006Over the HedgeStella (voice)
2006Wanda Sykes: Sick and TiredHerself
2006BarnyardBessy (voice)
2006The Adventures of Brer RabbitSister Moon (voice)
2006Hammy's Boomerang AdventureStella (voice)
2006Clerks IIWife
2006Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'Self / Wife
2006World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume Oneself
2006The New Adventures of Old ChristineBarb Baran
2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest
2005Monster-in-LawRuby
2005Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown ComicsHerself
2005Earth to AmericaSelf
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
2004Wanda Does It
2004Miley's New Year's Eve PartySelf - Guest
2003Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!Self
2003Wanda Sykes: Tongue UntiedHerself
2003MTV ReloadedThe Oracle
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Wanda at LargeWanda Mildred Hawkins
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2001Pootie TangBiggie Shorty
2001Down to EarthWanda
2001Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2
2001The Downer Channel
2000Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsChantal
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmWanda
1999The Early ShowSelf - Guest
1999FuturamaBev (voice)
1998Tomorrow NightWanda
1998Comedy Central PresentsSelf
1998Will & GraceCricket
1997The ViewSelf
1997The Chris Rock Show
1997Premium BlendHost
1997The ViewSelf - Guest
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest Host
1995MADtvSelf
1995The Drew Carey ShowChristine Watson
1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistWanda (voice)
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf
1989The SimpsonsTherapist (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter
1953The OscarsSelf - Host
1952TodaySelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
-Tangles
-Deck the Y'alls
Production
2026UndercardExecutive Producer
2025Cristela Alonzo: Upper ClassyExecutive Producer
2024Outstanding: A Comedy RevolutionExecutive Producer
2023History of the World: Part IIExecutive Producer
2022Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?Executive Producer
2021The UpshawsExecutive Producer
2020Visible: Out on TelevisionExecutive Producer
2019Wanda Sykes: Not NormalExecutive Producer
2018EPIX Presents Unprotected SetsExecutive Producer
Writing
2026Wanda Sykes: LegacyWriter
2023Wanda Sykes: I'm an EntertainerWriter
2019Wanda Sykes: Not NormalWriter
2016Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?Writer
2009Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be MeWriter
2006Wanda Sykes: Sick and TiredWriter
2003Wanda Sykes: Tongue UntiedWriter
2003Wanda at LargeWriter
1997The Chris Rock ShowWriter
Crew
1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistAdditional Writing