Wanda Sykes

Acting

Wanda Sykes

Born March 7, 1964Portsmouth, Virginia, USA150 credits

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.

Known For

Wanda Sykes: Legacy

Movie

2026

Undercard
8.0

Undercard

Movie

2026

Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy
5.8

Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy

Movie

2025

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
5.0

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

TV

2025

Lil Kev
7.7

Lil Kev

TV

2025

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
6.0

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Movie

2024

Filmography

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2026Wanda Sykes: Legacyas SelfMovie
Undercard
2026Undercardas Cheryl 'No Mercy' StewartMovie
Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy
2025Cristela Alonzo: Upper ClassyExecutive ProducerMovie
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025Everybody's Live with John Mulaneyas Self - ComedianTV
Lil Kev
2025Lil Kevas Nancy (voice)TV
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movieas Sue NahmeeMovie
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolutionas SelfMovie
Good Times
2024Good Timesas Mrs. Likeigiveashit (voice)TV
Underwater Projects
2024Underwater Projectsas NarratorMovie
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023Albert Brooks: Defending My Lifeas SelfMovie
Rock, Paper, Scissors
2023Rock, Paper, Scissorsas Dian (voice)TV
Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer
2023Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertaineras SelfMovie
History of the World: Part II
2023History of the World: Part IIas Various CharactersTV
Velma
2023Velmaas Krista (voice)TV
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - GuestTV
Gutsy
2022Gutsyas SelfTV
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ CelebrationMovie
Chivalry
2022Chivalryas Jean ShrillTV
Alabama Jackson
2022Alabama Jacksonas Harriet TubmanTV
Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?
2022Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?Executive ProducerMovie
Q-Force
2021Q-Forceas Deb (voice)TV
The One and Only Dick Gregory
2021The One and Only Dick Gregoryas SelfMovie
The Upshaws - The Afterparty
2021The Upshaws - The Afterpartyas SelfMovie
The Upshaws
2021The Upshawsas LucretiaTV
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021Star Wars: The Bad Batchas Phee Genoa (voice)TV
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021Roll Up Your Sleevesas SelfMovie
Breaking News in Yuba County
2021Breaking News in Yuba Countyas RitaMovie
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020The Holiday Movies That Made Usas Self (archive footage)TV
Friendsgiving
2020Friendsgivingas Fairy Gay Mother #1Movie
Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles
2020Noah's Arc: The 'Rona ChroniclesMovie
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020Feeding America Comedy Festivalas SelfMovie
Visible: Out on Television
2020Visible: Out on Televisionas SelfTV
Harley Quinn
2019Harley Quinnas Queen of Fables (voice)TV
Jexi
2019Jexias DeniceMovie
The Wedding Year
2019The Wedding Yearas Janet / GrandmaMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas HecklerTV
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?as Wanda Sykes (voice)TV
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"as Louise JeffersonMovie
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
2019Wanda Sykes: Not Normalas SelfMovie
UglyDolls
2019UglyDollsas Wage (voice)Movie
The Other Two
2019The Other Twoas Shuli KuceracTV
Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock!
2018Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock!TV
EPIX Presents Unprotected Sets
2018EPIX Presents Unprotected SetsExecutive ProducerTV
The Shop
2018The Shopas SelfTV
Summer Camp Island
2018Summer Camp Islandas Ethel (voice)TV
Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate
2018Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hateas Prison MatronMovie
Vampirina
2017Vampirinaas Gregoria (voice)TV
Big Mouth
2017Big Mouthas Ghost of Harriet Tubman (voice)TV
A Bad Moms Christmas
2017A Bad Moms Christmasas Dr. Elizabeth KarlMovie
Snatched
2017Snatchedas RuthMovie
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselas Moms MableyTV
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Allegra DuradoTV
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner PartyTV
Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?
2016Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?as HerselfMovie
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)as Self (archive footage)Movie
Ask the Storybots
2016Ask the StorybotsTV
Bad Moms
2016Bad Momsas Dr. Elizabeth KarlMovie
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016Ice Age: Collision Courseas Granny (voice)Movie
To Tell the Truth
2016To Tell the Truthas Self - PanelistTV
Chelsea
2016Chelseaas SelfTV
Jay Leno's Garage
2015Jay Leno's Garageas SelfTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Celebrity Family Feud
2015Celebrity Family Feudas SelfTV
How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Come
2015How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Comeas GoddessMovie
Lip Sync Battle
2015Lip Sync Battleas SelfTV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - GuestTV
Hot Ones
2015Hot Onesas SelfTV
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Heroas Shirley B. Awesome (voice)TV
black-ish
2014black-ishas Daphne LidoTV
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Mary-Beth (voice)TV
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliveras SelfTV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - GuestTV
Broad City
2014Broad Cityas DaraTV
The Hot Flashes
2013The Hot Flashesas Florine ClarkstonMovie
Hollywood Game Night
2013Hollywood Game Nightas SelfTV
The Out List
2013The Out Listas HerselfMovie
Alpha House
2013Alpha Houseas Senator Rosalyn DuPecheTV
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012Ice Age: Continental Driftas Granny (voice)Movie
Finding Your Roots
2012Finding Your Rootsas SelfTV
Inside Comedy
2012Inside Comedyas SelfTV
Ridiculousness
2011Ridiculousnessas SelfTV
Rio
2011Rioas Chloe / Goose (voice)Movie
Bob's Burgers
2011Bob's Burgersas Sofa Queen (voice)TV
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
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2009The Wanda Sykes ShowTV
Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
2009Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Meas HerselfMovie
The Jay Leno Show
2009The Jay Leno Showas SelfTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Divaas Judge Yvonne WrightTV
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Guest JudgeTV
The Wendy Williams Show
2008The Wendy Williams ShowTV
Back at the Barnyard
2007Back at the Barnyardas BessyTV
License to Wed
2007License to Wedas Doctor (uncredited)Movie
Evan Almighty
2007Evan Almightyas RitaMovie
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas Self - GuestTV
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'as Self / WifeMovie
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
2006Hammy's Boomerang Adventureas Stella (voice)Movie
Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired
2006Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tiredas HerselfMovie
The Megan Mullally Show
2006The Megan Mullally Showas Self - GuestTV
Brother Bear 2
2006Brother Bear 2as Innoko (voice)Movie
Barnyard
2006Barnyardas Bessy (voice)Movie
Clerks II
2006Clerks IIas WifeMovie
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2006My Super Ex-Girlfriendas Carla DunkirkMovie
Over the Hedge
2006Over the Hedgeas Stella (voice)Movie
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
2006World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume Oneas selfMovie
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
2006The Adventures of Brer Rabbitas Sister Moon (voice)Movie
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006The New Adventures of Old Christineas Barb BaranTV
Earth to America
2005Earth to Americaas SelfMovie
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
2005Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comicsas HerselfMovie
Monster-in-Law
2005Monster-in-Lawas RubyMovie
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004Miley's New Year's Eve Partyas Self - GuestTV
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2004Wanda Does ItTV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
MTV Reloaded
2003MTV Reloadedas The OracleMovie
Wanda at Large
2003Wanda at Largeas Wanda Mildred HawkinsTV
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied
2003Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untiedas HerselfMovie
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!as SelfMovie
Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2
2001Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2Movie
The Downer Channel
2001The Downer ChannelTV
Pootie Tang
2001Pootie Tangas Biggie ShortyMovie
Down to Earth
2001Down to Earthas WandaMovie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas WandaTV
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000Nutty Professor II: The Klumpsas ChantalMovie
The Early Show
1999The Early Showas Self - GuestTV
Futurama
1999Futuramaas Bev (voice)TV
Comedy Central Presents
1998Comedy Central Presentsas SelfTV
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas CricketTV
Tomorrow Night
1998Tomorrow Nightas WandaMovie
Premium Blend
1997Premium Blendas HostTV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
The Chris Rock Show
1997The Chris Rock ShowTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
MADtv
1995MADtvas SelfTV
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas Christine WatsonTV
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapistas Wanda (voice)TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas SelfTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Therapist (voice)TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
People's Choice Awards
1975People's Choice Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas Self - HostTV
Today
1952Todayas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
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—TanglesMovie
D
—Deck the Y'allsMovie