Wanda Sykes

Born: 1964-03-07 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Known For: Acting

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

2026

Tangles as (voice)
Undercard as Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart
Wanda Sykes: Legacy as Self

2025

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Comedian
Lil Kev as Nancy (voice)
Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy ... (Executive Producer)

2024

Good Times as Mrs. Likeigiveashit (voice)
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie as Sue Nahmee
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self
Underwater Projects as Narrator

2023

Rock, Paper, Scissors as Dian (voice)
Velma as Krista (voice)
History of the World: Part II as Various Characters
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life as Self
Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer as Self

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - Guest
Sherri as Self - Guest
Chivalry as Jean Shrill
Gutsy as Self
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Alabama Jackson as Harriet Tubman
Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy? ... (Executive Producer)

2021

Star Wars: The Bad Batch as Phee Genoa (voice)
The Upshaws as Lucretia
Q-Force as Deb (voice)
Breaking News in Yuba County as Rita
Roll Up Your Sleeves as Self
The Upshaws - The Afterparty as Self
The One and Only Dick Gregory as Self

2020

Visible: Out on Television as Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
Friendsgiving as Fairy Gay Mother #1
Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
Harley Quinn as Queen of Fables (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Wanda Sykes (voice)
The Other Two as Shuli Kucerac
A Black Lady Sketch Show as Heckler
UglyDolls as Wage (voice)
Jexi as Denice
The Wedding Year as Janet / Grandma
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" as Louise Jefferson
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal as Self

2018

Summer Camp Island as Ethel (voice)
The Shop as Self
EPIX Presents Unprotected Sets ... (Executive Producer)
Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock!
Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate as Prison Matron

2017

The Good Fight as Allegra Durado
Big Mouth as Ghost of Harriet Tubman (voice)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Moms Mabley
Vampirina as Gregoria (voice)
Snatched as Ruth
A Bad Moms Christmas as Dr. Elizabeth Karl
Steve as Self

2016

Chelsea as Self
Ice Age: Collision Course as Granny (voice)
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
Ask the Storybots
Bad Moms as Dr. Elizabeth Karl
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? as Herself
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) as Self (archive footage)

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
Hot Ones as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
Celebrity Family Feud as Self
Lip Sync Battle as Self
Jay Leno's Garage as Self
How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Come as Goddess

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
BoJack Horseman as Mary-Beth (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
black-ish as Daphne Lido
Broad City as Dara
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Shirley B. Awesome (voice)

2013

Hollywood Game Night as Self
Alpha House as Senator Rosalyn DuPeche
The Out List as Herself
The Hot Flashes as Florine Clarkston

2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift as Granny (voice)
Finding Your Roots as Self
Inside Comedy as Self

2011

Bob's Burgers as Sofa Queen (voice)
Ridiculousness as Self
Rio as Chloe / Goose (voice)

2010

Conan as Self

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
Drop Dead Diva as Judge Yvonne Wright
The Jay Leno Show as Self
The Wanda Sykes Show
Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me as Herself

2008

The Wendy Williams Show

2007

The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
Back at the Barnyard as Bessy
Evan Almighty as Rita
License to Wed as Doctor (uncredited)

2006

The New Adventures of Old Christine as Barb Baran
Over the Hedge as Stella (voice)
The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
Brother Bear 2 as Innoko (voice)
Barnyard as Bessy (voice)
Clerks II as Wife
My Super Ex-Girlfriend as Carla Dunkirk
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure as Stella (voice)
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit as Sister Moon (voice)
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II' as Self / Wife
Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired as Herself
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One as self

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
Monster-in-Law as Ruby
Earth to America as Self
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics as Herself

2004

Miley's New Year's Eve Party as Self - Guest
Wanda Does It

2003

Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
Wanda at Large as Wanda Mildred Hawkins
MTV Reloaded as The Oracle
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied as Herself

2002

Crank Yankers as Gladys (voice)

2001

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Wanda
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as Chantal

1999

Futurama as Bev (voice)
The Early Show as Self - Guest

1998

Will & Grace as Cricket
Comedy Central Presents as Self
Tomorrow Night as Wanda

1997

1996

The Daily Show as Self

1995

The Drew Carey Show as Christine Watson
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Wanda (voice)
MADtv as Self

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self

1989

The Simpsons as Therapist (voice)

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1975

People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter

1953

The Oscars as Self - Host

1952

Today as Self

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter