Cast & creator
Wanda Sykes
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Simpsons
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.
Also known as: Wanda Yvette Sykes
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film credits
112
television credits
161
1944–2027 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (187)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Therapist (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest Host
2019
Conan
Self
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
The View
Self
1997The View
Self - Guest
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
2003
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Bob's Burgers
Sofa Queen (voice)
2011
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self
1993
Futurama
Bev (voice)
1999
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Wanda
2000
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Will & Grace
Cricket
1998
BoJack Horseman
Mary-Beth (voice)
2014
The Drew Carey Show
Christine Watson
1995
Hot Ones
Self
2015
black-ish
Daphne Lido
2014
The Good Fight
Allegra Durado
2017
Ridiculousness
Self
2011
Big Mouth
Ghost of Harriet Tubman (voice)
2017
Summer Camp Island
Ethel (voice)
2018
Harley Quinn
Queen of Fables (voice)
2019
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Moms Mabley
2017
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Phee Genoa (voice)
2021
Drop Dead Diva
Judge Yvonne Wright
2009
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Dian (voice)
2024
Broad City
Dara
2014
Steve
Self
2017
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Barb Baran
2006
Chelsea
Self
2016
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
The Oscars
Self - Host
1953
House of Lies
Rita
2012
Today
Self
1952
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Granny (voice)
2012
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Wanda (voice)
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
1995
Over the Hedge
Stella (voice)
2006
History of the World: Part II
Various Characters
2023History of the World: Part II
Executive Producer
2023History of the World: Part II
Writer
2023
Vampirina
Gregoria (voice)
2017
Back at the Barnyard
Bessy
2007
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Shirley B. Awesome (voice)
2014
Ice Age: Collision Course
Granny (voice)
2016
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Wanda Sykes (voice)
2019
The Upshaws
Lucretia
2021The Upshaws
Executive Producer
2021The Upshaws
Creator
2021
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
The Other Two
Shuli Kucerac
2019
Velma
Krista (voice)
2023Velma
Linda (voice)
2023
Comedy Central Presents
Self
1998
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Heckler
2019
Premium Blend
Host
1997
Rio
Chloe / Goose (voice)
2011
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
2015
The Chris Rock Show
1997The Chris Rock Show
Writer
1997
Alpha House
Senator Rosalyn DuPeche
2013
The Shop
Self
2018
Brother Bear 2
Innoko (voice)
2006
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Comedian
2025
Good Times
Mrs. Likeigiveashit (voice)
2024
Evan Almighty
Rita
2007
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
Ask the Storybots
2016
Crank Yankers
Gladys (voice)
2002Crank Yankers
Gladys Murphy (voice)
2002
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Carla Dunkirk
2006
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Self - Guest
2004
A Bad Moms Christmas
Dr. Karl
2017
Visible: Out on Television
Self
2020Visible: Out on Television
Executive Producer
2020
Bad Moms
Dr. Karl
2016
Barnyard
Bessy (voice)
2006
Monster-in-Law
Ruby
2005
Wanda at Large
Wanda Mildred Hawkins
2003Wanda at Large
Writer
2003Wanda at Large
Creator
2003
Gutsy
Self
2022
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Sue Nahmee
2024
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2020
UglyDolls
Wage (voice)
2019
Q-Force
Deb (voice)
2021
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest
2026
License to Wed
Doctor (uncredited)
2007
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Chantal
2000
Clerks II
Wife
2006
Down to Earth
Wanda
2001
Chivalry
Jean Shrill
2022
The Wedding Year
Janet / Grandma
2019
Jexi
Denice
2019
Snatched
Ruth
2017
Breaking News in Yuba County
Rita
2021
Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock!
2018
MADtv
Self
1995
EPIX Presents Unprotected Sets
Executive Producer
2018
Tangles
Paula (voice)
2027
Pootie Tang
Biggie Shorty
2001
Lil Kev
Nancy (voice)
2025
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self
2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Executive Producer
2024
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
2023The Wanda Sykes Show
2009The Wanda Sykes Show
Creator
2009
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Sister Moon (voice)
2006
Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate
Prison Matron
2018
Friendsgiving
Fairy Gay Mother #1
2020
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
Stella (voice)
2006
Earth to America
Self
2005
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
2021
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
Self / Wife
2006
The Hot Flashes
Florine Clarkston
2013
Tomorrow Night
Wanda
1998
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Louise Jefferson
2019
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Self
2021
Undercard
Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart
2026Undercard
Executive Producer
2026
Wanda Sykes: Legacy
Self
2026Wanda Sykes: Legacy
Writer
2026Wanda Sykes: Legacy
Executive Producer
2026
Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer
Self
2023Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer
Writer
2023Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer
Executive Producer
2023
The Upshaws - The Afterparty
Self
2021
The Downer Channel
2001
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
Herself
2005
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Self
2003
MTV Reloaded
The Oracle
2003
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
self
2006
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Self (archive footage)
2016
Cowman: The Uddered Avenger
Bessy (voice)
2008
Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?
Executive Producer
2022
Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?
Herself
2016Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?
Writer
2016Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Self
2006
Underwater Projects
Narrator
2024Wanda Does It
2004
Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah
Executive Producer
2019
The Mecca of Comedy
2023
Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied
Herself
2003Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied
Writer
2003
Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2
2001
Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy
Executive Producer
2025
Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired
Herself
2006Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired
Writer
2006Deck the Y'alls
How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Come
Goddess
2015
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
Self
2019Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
Writer
2019Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
Executive Producer
2019
The Out List
Herself
2013
Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
Herself
2009Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
Writer
2009