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