Wanda Sykes

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.

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Daily Show

Self

The Daily Show

Self - Guest Host

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

The Simpsons

Therapist (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self - Guest Host

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie	Sue Nahmee
2024	Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution	Self
2024	Underwater Projects	Narrator
2023	Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer	Self
2023	Albert Brooks: Defending My Life	Self
2022	Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2021	Breaking News in Yuba County	Rita
2021	Roll Up Your Sleeves	Self
2021	The One and Only Dick Gregory	Self
2020	Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles
2020	Friendsgiving	Fairy Gay Mother #1
2020	Feeding America Comedy Festival	Self
2019	The Wedding Year	Janet / Grandma
2019	UglyDolls	Wage (voice)
2019	Wanda Sykes: Not Normal	Herself
2019	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"	Louise Jefferson
2019	Jexi	Denice
2018	Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate	Prison Matron
2017	Snatched	Ruth
2017	A Bad Moms Christmas	Dr. Elizabeth Karl
2016	Ice Age: Collision Course	Granny (voice)
2016	Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?	Herself
2016	Bad Moms	Dr. Elizabeth Karl
2016	Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)	Self (archive footage)
2015	How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Come	Goddess
2013	The Hot Flashes	Florine Clarkston
2013	The Out List	Herself
2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift	Granny (voice)
2011	Rio	Chloe / Goose (voice)
2009	Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me	Herself
2007	Evan Almighty	Rita
2007	License to Wed	Doctor (uncredited)
2006	Brother Bear 2	Innoko (voice)
2006	My Super Ex-Girlfriend	Carla Dunkirk
2006	Over the Hedge	Stella (voice)
2006	Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired	Herself
2006	Barnyard	Bessy the Cow (voice)
2006	The Adventures of Brer Rabbit	Sister Moon (voice)
2006	Hammy's Boomerang Adventure	Stella (voice)
2006	Clerks II	Wife
2006	Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'	Self / Wife
2006	World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One	self
2005	Monster-in-Law	Ruby
2005	Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics	Herself
2005	Earth to America	Self
2003	Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!	Self
2003	Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied	Herself
2003	MTV Reloaded	The Oracle
2001	Pootie Tang	Biggie Shorty
2001	Down to Earth	Wanda
2001	Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2
2000	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	Chantal
1998	Tomorrow Night	Wanda
	Undercard	Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart
	Tangles

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Lil Kev	Nancy (voice)
2025	Everybody's Live with John Mulaney	Self - Comedian
2024	Good Times	Mrs. Likeigiveashit (voice)
2024	Rock, Paper, Scissors	Dian (voice)
2023	Velma	Krista (voice)
2023	Velma	Linda (voice)
2023	History of the World: Part II	Various Characters
2022	Alabama Jackson	Harriet Tubman
2022	Sherri	Self - Guest
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show	Self
2022	Chivalry	Jean Shrill
2022	Gutsy	Self
2021	The Upshaws	Lucretia
2021	Q-Force	Deb (voice)
2021	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Phee Genoa (voice)
2020	The Holiday Movies That Made Us	Self (archive footage)
2020	Visible: Out on Television	Self
2019	A Black Lady Sketch Show	Heckler
2019	The Other Two	Shuli Kucerac
2019	Harley Quinn	Queen of Fables (voice)
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self
2019	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?	Wanda Sykes (voice)
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self - Guest Host
2018	The Shop	Self
2018	Summer Camp Island	Ethel (voice)
2018	Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock!
2018	Lie Detector	Self
2017	The Good Fight	Allegra Durado
2017	Big Mouth	Ghost of Harriet Tubman (voice)
2016	Chelsea	Self
2016	Ask the Storybots
2016	Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016	To Tell the Truth	Self - Panelist
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self - Guest
2015	Hot Ones	Self
2015	Lip Sync Battle	Self
2015	Celebrity Family Feud	Self
2015	Jay Leno's Garage	Self
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self
2014	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Shirley B. Awesome (voice)
2014	Broad City	Dara
2014	black-ish	Daphne Lido
2014	BoJack Horseman	Mary-Beth (voice)
2013	Alpha House	Senator Rosalyn DuPeche
2012	Inside Comedy	Self
2012	Finding Your Roots	Self
2011	Ridiculousness	Self
2011	Bob's Burgers	Sofa Queen (voice)
2010	Conan	Self
2009	The Jay Leno Show	Self
2009	Drop Dead Diva	Judge Yvonne Wright
2009	The Wanda Sykes Show
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge
2008	The Wendy Williams Show
2007	Back at the Barnyard	Bessy
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2006	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Barb Baran
2006	The Megan Mullally Show	Self - Guest
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self
2004	Wanda Does It
2004	Miley's New Year's Eve Party	Self - Guest
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self
2003	Wanda at Large	Wanda Mildred Hawkins
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self
2001	The Downer Channel
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Wanda
1999	The Early Show	Self - Guest
1999	Futurama	Bev (voice)
1998	Comedy Central Presents
1998	Will & Grace	Cricket
1997	The View	Self
1997	The Chris Rock Show
1997	Premium Blend	Host
1997	The View	Self - Guest
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1996	The Daily Show	Self - Guest Host
1995	MADtv	Self
1995	The Drew Carey Show	Christine Watson
1995	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Wanda (voice)
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Self
1989	The Simpsons	Therapist (voice)
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest
1953	The Oscars	Self - Host
1952	Today	Self