Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

Acting • Born 1964-03-07

Acting2Portsmouth, 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.

Filmography

153 credits
Brother Bear 2

Brother Bear 2

Movie • 2006

Innoko (voice)

Pootie Tang

Pootie Tang

Movie • 2001

Biggie Shorty

Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

Movie • 2007

Rita

Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law

Movie • 2005

Ruby

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Movie • 2006

Carla Dunkirk

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

Movie • 2006

Stella (voice)

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Movie • 2000

Chantal

Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me

Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me

Movie • 2009

Herself

Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired

Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired

Movie • 2006

Herself

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Movie • 2003

Self

Barnyard

Barnyard

Movie • 2006

Bessy (voice)

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

Movie • 2001

Wanda

Rio

Rio

Movie • 2011

Chloe / Goose (voice)

Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Movie • 2023

Self

Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied

Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied

Movie • 2003

Herself

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Movie • 2012

Granny (voice)

Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles

Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles

Movie • 2020

The Hot Flashes

The Hot Flashes

Movie • 2013

Florine Clarkston

Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow Night

Movie • 1998

Wanda

The Out List

The Out List

Movie • 2013

Herself

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

Movie • 2022

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Movie • 2023

Self

Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics

Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics

Movie • 2005

Herself

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Movie • 2024

Sue Nahmee

Earth to America

Earth to America

Movie • 2005

Self

Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course

Movie • 2016

Granny (voice)

Undercard

Undercard

Movie • 2026

Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

Movie • 2006

Sister Moon (voice)

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

Movie • 2006

Stella (voice)

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Movie • 2024

Self

Clerks II

Clerks II

Movie • 2006

Wife

Snatched

Snatched

Movie • 2017

Ruth

Tangles

Tangles

Movie

Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?

Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?

Movie • 2016

Herself

Bad Moms

Bad Moms

Movie • 2016

Dr. Elizabeth Karl

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'

Movie • 2006

Self / Wife

A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas

Movie • 2017

Dr. Elizabeth Karl

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

Movie • 2018

Prison Matron

Friendsgiving

Friendsgiving

Movie • 2020

Fairy Gay Mother #1

The Wedding Year

The Wedding Year

Movie • 2019

Janet / Grandma

How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Come

How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Come

Movie • 2015

Goddess

UglyDolls

UglyDolls

Movie • 2019

Wage (voice)

Wanda Sykes: Not Normal

Wanda Sykes: Not Normal

Movie • 2019

Herself

MTV Reloaded

MTV Reloaded

Movie • 2003

The Oracle

Breaking News in Yuba County

Breaking News in Yuba County

Movie • 2021

Rita

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Movie • 2019

Louise Jefferson

Jexi

Jexi

Movie • 2019

Denice

License to Wed

License to Wed

Movie • 2007

Doctor (uncredited)

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

Movie • 2016

Self (archive footage)

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Movie • 2020

Self

Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2

Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2

Movie • 2001

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

Movie • 2006

self

Roll Up Your Sleeves

Roll Up Your Sleeves

Movie • 2021

Self

The One and Only Dick Gregory

The One and Only Dick Gregory

Movie • 2021

Self

Underwater Projects

Underwater Projects

Movie • 2024

Narrator

The Upshaws - The Afterparty

The Upshaws - The Afterparty

Movie • 2021

Self

Deck the Y'alls

Deck the Y'alls

Movie

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV • 2003

Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

TV • 1996

Self

Wanda Does It

Wanda Does It

TV • 2004

Today

Today

TV • 1952

Self

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

Self

Inside Comedy

Inside Comedy

TV • 2012

Self

The Early Show

The Early Show

TV • 1999

Self - Guest

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

TV • 2012

Self

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

TV • 2020

Self (archive footage)

The Upshaws

The Upshaws

TV • 2021

Lucretia

The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine

TV • 2006

Barb Baran

Comedy Central Presents

Comedy Central Presents

TV • 1998

Self

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

TV • 1998

Cricket

The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show

TV • 2009

Self

MADtv

MADtv

TV • 1995

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV • 1993

Self - Guest

The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

TV • 1997

Wanda at Large

Wanda at Large

TV • 2003

Wanda Mildred Hawkins

Premium Blend

Premium Blend

TV • 1997

Host

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self - Guest

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

TV • 2009

Judge Yvonne Wright

Q-Force

Q-Force

TV • 2021

Deb (voice)

The Downer Channel

The Downer Channel

TV • 2001

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

TV • 2019

Heckler

The Wendy Williams Show

The Wendy Williams Show

TV • 2008

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

The Wanda Sykes Show

The Wanda Sykes Show

TV • 2009

Alabama Jackson

Alabama Jackson

TV • 2022

Harriet Tubman

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV • 2014

Self

The Other Two

The Other Two

TV • 2019

Shuli Kucerac

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

TV • 2017

Allegra Durado

Alpha House

Alpha House

TV • 2013

Senator Rosalyn DuPeche

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV • 2005

Self

The Shop

The Shop

TV • 2018

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV • 2000

Wanda

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

TV • 2004

Self - Guest

Chelsea

Chelsea

TV • 2016

Self

Ask the Storybots

Ask the Storybots

TV • 2016

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

TV • 2014

Shirley B. Awesome (voice)

Ridiculousness

Ridiculousness

TV • 2011

Self

Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers

TV • 2011

Sofa Queen (voice)

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

TV • 2015

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self - Host

Back at the Barnyard

Back at the Barnyard

TV • 2007

Bessy

Lip Sync Battle

Lip Sync Battle

TV • 2015

Self

Sherri

Sherri

TV • 2022

Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Self - Guest

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

TV • 2015

Self

Broad City

Broad City

TV • 2014

Dara

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

TV • 2016

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

TV • 2018

Ethel (voice)

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self - Guest

Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn

TV • 2019

Queen of Fables (voice)

black-ish

black-ish

TV • 2014

Daphne Lido

Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock!

Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock!

TV • 2018

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV • 2009

Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

TV • 2009

Self - Guest Judge

To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

TV • 2016

Self - Panelist

Velma

Velma

TV • 2023

Krista (voice)

Good Times

Good Times

TV • 2024

Mrs. Likeigiveashit (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV • 2019

Self

Jay Leno's Garage

Jay Leno's Garage

TV • 2015

Self

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

TV • 2021

Phee Genoa (voice)

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV • 2022

Self - Guest

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

TV • 1989

Therapist (voice)

Futurama

Futurama

TV • 1999

Bev (voice)

Visible: Out on Television

Visible: Out on Television

TV • 2020

Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV • 2003

Self

Velma

Velma

TV • 2023

Linda (voice)

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

TV • 1996

Self - Guest Host

Big Mouth

Big Mouth

TV • 2017

Ghost of Harriet Tubman (voice)

History of the World: Part II

History of the World: Part II

TV • 2023

Various Characters

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

TV • 2019

Wanda Sykes (voice)

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Rock, Paper, Scissors

TV • 2023

Dian (voice)

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

TV • 1995

Christine Watson

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV • 1993

Self

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

TV • 2014

Mary-Beth (voice)

Conan

Conan

TV • 2010

Self

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

TV • 2006

Self - Guest

Chivalry

Chivalry

TV • 2022

Jean Shrill

Lil Kev

Lil Kev

TV • 2025

Nancy (voice)

Gutsy

Gutsy

TV • 2022

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV • 2019

Self - Guest Host

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

TV • 1995

Wanda (voice)

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

TV • 2025

Self - Comedian

Hollywood Game Night

Hollywood Game Night

TV • 2013

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

TV • 1975

Self - Presenter

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

TV • 2017

Moms Mabley

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Presenter

Vampirina

Vampirina

TV • 2017

Gregoria (voice)

Leprechaun Watch Party Special

Leprechaun Watch Party Special

TV • 2026

Self