Person Details

Birthday: 1964-03-07 17:17:49

Aliases: Wanda Yvette Sykes

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Homepage: https://www.wandasykes.com/

Movie Involvements: 17

TV Involvements: 19


Most Famous Work

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wanda Sykes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

RuPaul's Drag Race
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8

RuPaul's Drag Race

(2009) Herself - Judge
Celebrity Family Feud
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8

Celebrity Family Feud

(2015) Herself
Finding Your Roots
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6

Finding Your Roots

(2012) Self
The Good Fight
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8

The Good Fight

(2017) Allegra Durado
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
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8

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

(2021) Phee Genoa (voice)
Visible: Out On Television
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7
The Early Show
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6

The Early Show

(1999) Self - Guest
Brother Bear 2
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7

Brother Bear 2

(2006) Innoko (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Sue Nahmee
2023 Self
Self
Various Characters
Linda (voice)
2022 Self - Guest
N/A
Jean Shrill
Harriet Tubman
2021 Deb (voice)
Self
Lucretia
Phee Genoa (voice)
Self
Rita
2020 Self (archive footage)
Fairy Gay Mother #1
N/A
Self
Self
2019 Queen of Fables (voice)
Denice
Janet / Grandma
Self
Heckler
Wanda Sykes (voice)
Louise Jefferson
Herself
Wage (voice)
Shuli Kucerac
2018 N/A
Self
Self
Ethel (voice)
Prison Matron
2017 Ghost of Harriet Tubman (voice)
Dr. Elizabeth Karl
Ruth
Allegra Durado
2016 N/A
Herself
Self (archive footage)
N/A
Dr. Elizabeth Karl
Granny (voice)
Self
Self
2015 Self
Self
Herself
Goddess
Self
Self - Guest
Self
2014 Shirley B. Awesome (voice)
Daphne
Daphne Lido
Mary-Beth (voice)
Self
Self
Dara
2013 Florine Clarkston
Herself
Senator Rosalyn DuPeche
2012 Granny (voice)
Self
Self
2011 Self
Chloe / Goose (voice)
Sofa Queen (voice)
2010 Self
2009 N/A
Herself
Self
Judge Yvonne Wright
Herself - Judge
2008 N/A
2007 Bessy
Doctor (uncredited)
Rita
2006 Self / Wife
Herself
Herself
Innoko (voice)
Bessy the Cow (voice)
Wife
Carla Dunkirk
Stella (voice)
self
Sister Moon (voice)
Barb Baran
2005 Self
Herself
Evelyn Nicholson
Ruby
Harriet Tubman (voice)
Self
2004 Self - Guest
N/A
2003 Self
The Oracle
Wanda Mildred Hawkins
Self
Self
Self - Guest
Herself
Herself
Self
2001 N/A
N/A
Biggie Shorty
Wanda
2000 Wanda
Chantal
1999 Self - Guest
Bev (voice)
1998 N/A
Cricket
Wanda
1997 Host
Self - Guest
Self
N/A
1996 Self
Self - Guest Host
1995 Self
1993 Self - Guest
1992 N/A
1989 Therapist (voice)
1988 Self - Guest
1953 Self - Host
1952 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Production

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Creator
2009 Creator
2003 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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