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







