Kim Wayans
Born: 1961-10-16 in New York, New York, United States
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kim N. Wayans is an American actress, comedian, producer, writer, and director. Wayans is the sister of Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Marlon, Shawn, and Nadia Wayans. She is best known for her numerous roles on the Fox sketch comedy show In Living Color, and Tonia Harris on In the House. In film she appeared in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (both directed by her brother Keenen) and had a starring role in the art film Talking About Sex and later co-starred in Juwanna Mann as Latisha Jansen. She starred with her siblings on the Fox variety show In Living Color and A Low Down Dirty Shame. Her other television work includes regular appearances on the sitcom In the House with LL Cool J and a recurring role on A Different World. Recently, she has worked as a story editor on her brother Damon's sitcom My Wife and Kids. In 2008, she co wrote a series of children's books with her husband Kevin Knotts, entitled Amy Hodgepodge, about a multiracial girl adjusting to life in public school after years of homeschooling. In December 2011, she got a chance to showcase her dramatic chops with a supporting role as a mother who struggles to understand her seventeen-year-old daughter in Pariah. She was nominated (alongside co star Pernell Walker) for Best Supporting Actress at the 2012 Black Reel Awards but lost to Octavia Spencer for The Help.
Filmography
2026
2025
2024
- Poppa's House as Caller #2 (voice)
2022
2019
- A Black Lady Sketch Show as Aunt Bev
2018
- Ray Meets Helen as Faye
2017
- Marlon as Miss Shabazz
2014
- Reckless as Vi Briggs
2013
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
2012
- The Soul Man as Dr. Owens
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Diane
2009
- Dance Flick as Ms. Dontwannabebothered
2006
- Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness as Momma (voice)
- Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street as Momma (voice)
2005
- Criminal Minds as Darlene Beckett
2002
- Juwanna Mann as Latisha Jansen
2001
- My Wife and Kids ... (Writer)
1996
1995
- The Wayans Bros. as Sheila
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Jackie-in-the-Box / Lulu (voice)
- In the House
1994
- A Low Down Dirty Shame as Diane
- Floundering as Unemployment
- Talking About Sex as Andie Norman
1990
- In Living Color as Self - Various Characters
- Dream On as Nicki
1988
- China Beach
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Nightclub Singer
1987
- A Different World as Allison
- Hollywood Shuffle as Customer in Chair
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
- Eddie Murphy Raw as Interviewed Fan (uncredited)