Cast & creator
Niecy Nash
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Family Guy
Niecy Nash-Betts (born Carol Denise Ensley; born February 23, 1970), is an American actress, comedian and television host, best known for her roles as Agent Simone Clark on The Rookie: Feds, Deputy Raineesha Williams on the Reno 911 franchise, Desna on Claws, Lolli Ballentine on The Soul Man, Glenda Cleveland on the Netflix series Dahmer, Dr. Jamie Ryan on Never Have I Ever, Flo Kennedy on Mrs. America, Deloris Wise on When They See Us, Denise Hemphill on Scream Queens, and Didi Ortley on Getting On. She hosted the reality show Clean House and the game show Don't Forget the Lyrics! as well as guest hosting 5 episodes of The Masked Singer, Season 5. She also appeared multiple times on the new Match Game. Her best known movie roles are as Gloria Williams in Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story, Richie Jean Jackson in Selma, Michelle in Not Easily Broken, and Naomi in Guess Who. She also voiced Rosalita in the film G-Force, and Bertie on the series Agent Elvis.
Also known as: Niecy Nash Betts, Carol Denise Betts, Carol Denise Ensley, Carol Denise Nash, نیسی نش-بتس
33
film credits
105
television credits
131
1944–2025 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
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Across film & television
Filmography (138)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Family Guy
Sheila (voice)
1999
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Snuff Film Processor
2000
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
American Dad!
Patty LaBelle (voice)
2005American Dad!
Angel (voice)
2005American Dad!
Lorraine (voice)
2005
The Rookie
Simone Clark
2018
Conan
Self
2010
Modern Family
Joan
2009
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
2005Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2005
Monk
Varla Davis
2002
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Debbie
2013
ER
Judith Anderson
1994
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
The Talk
Self
2010
Judging Amy
Officer Letitia Sitz
1999
Party of Five
Nurse
1994
My Name Is Earl
Rhonda Gibbs
2005
The Mindy Project
Dr. Jean Fishman
2012
The Masked Singer
Self - Guest Panelist
2019The Masked Singer
Self - Guest Host
2019
Fresh Off the Boat
Wilhelmina
2015
Reno 911!
Deputy Raineesha Williams
2003
The Bernie Mac Show
Benita
2001
Girlfriends
LaShelle
2000
That's So Raven
Shirley
2003
A Million Little Things
Gloria
2018
Love, Death & Robots
Massager (voice)
2019
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Never Have I Ever
Dr. Jamie Ryan
2020
Masters of Sex
Louise Bell
2013
The Boondocks
Cookie Freeman (voice)
2005
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Glenda Cleveland
2022
Steve
Self
2017
Chelsea
Self
2016
The Cleveland Show
2009
Angie Tribeca
Pandora
2016
One on One
Darla
2001
Reba
Maya
2001
Speechless
Kiki
2016
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Rookie: Feds
Simone Clark
2022The Rookie: Feds
Executive Producer
2022
The Hunting Party
Erica Burke
2025
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
2016
Half & Half
Carla
2002
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Scream Queens
Denise Hemphill
2015
The Proposal
Stewardess (uncredited)
2009
A.P. Bio
Kim
2018
American Music Awards
Self - Presenter
1974
All's Fair
Emerald Greene
2025All's Fair
Executive Producer
2025
The Soul Man
Lolli Ballentine
2012
Clean House
2003Clean House
Producer
2003
Popular
Teacher
1999
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Human Resources
Hope (voice)
2022
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Horton Hears a Who!
Miss Yelp (voice)
2008
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Rude Awakening
Gaynielle
1998Rude Awakening
Caller
1998
Mrs. America
Flo Kennedy
2020
Getting On
Didi Ortley
2013
I Can See Your Voice
Self - Guest Panelist
2020
Grotesquerie
Lois Tryon
2024Grotesquerie
Executive Producer
2024
Claws
Desna
2017
Bad Teacher
Carla
2014
When They See Us
Deloris Wise
2019
Gary Unmarried
2008Gary Unmarried
Charleen
2008
G-Force
Rosalita
2009
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2023
Agent Elvis
Bertie (voice)
2023
Presidio Med
Nurse
2002
Reno 911!
Deputy Raineesha Williams
2020
Time of Your Life
1999
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020
What the Fit
Self
2018
Downsizing
Leisureland Salesperson
2017
Reno 911! Defunded
Deputy Raineesha Williams
2022
Walk of Shame
Bus Driver
2014
Guess Who
Naomi
2005
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Boys on the Side
Woman at Diner
1995
About Last Night
Self
2022
Minoriteam
2005
The Bachelor
African-American Bride
1999Pretty/Handsome
Regina
Nurse 3-D
Regina
2013
Do Not Disturb
Rhonda
2008
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Self
2015
Reno 911!: Miami
Deputy Raineesha Williams
2007
Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Self - Host
2022
Secret Celebrity Renovation
Self
2021
Kid Notorious
Tollie Mae (voice)
2003
Malibu's Most Wanted
Gladys
2003
Selma
Richie Jean Jackson
2014
Not Easily Broken
Michelle
2009
Origin
Marion Wilkerson
2023
Cook-Off!
Ladybug Briggs
2017
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
Deputy Raineesha Williams
2022Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
Executive Producer
2022
Code Name: The Cleaner
Jacuzzi
2007
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
Shocktress (voice)
2019
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
Deputy Raineesha Williams
2021Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
Executive Producer
2021
Trust Me
Angie
2013
Match Game
Panelist
2008
Family Feud
Foremother
2018
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
Mama Robin (voice)
2005
Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story
Gloria Williams
2020Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story
Co-Producer
2020
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
2009
Cookie's Fortune
Wanda Carter
1999
Reno 911! Reno's Most Wanted Uncensored
2007
Behind Her Faith
Self
2020
Uncorked
Sylvia
2020
Beauty
Beauty's Mother
2022Leave It to Niecy
2012
Hair Show
Debra
2004
Cosmetic Criminals
Agent Boudreaux
2024