Wanda Sykes

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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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Known For

The Simpsons

Therapist (voice)

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Granny (voice)

Rio

Chloe / Goose (voice)

Ice Age: Collision Course

Granny (voice)

Over the Hedge

Stella (voice)

Evan Almighty

Rita

Bad Moms

Dr. Elizabeth Karl

Futurama

Bev (voice)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Wanda Sykes: Legacy MOVIE	Self
2026	Undercard MOVIE	Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart
2025	Everybody's Live with John Mulaney TV	Self - Comedian
2025	Lil Kev TV	Nancy (voice)
2024	Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie MOVIE	Sue Nahmee
2024	Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution MOVIE	Self
2024	Good Times TV	Mrs. Likeigiveashit (voice)
2024	Underwater Projects MOVIE	Narrator
2023	Albert Brooks: Defending My Life MOVIE	Self
2023	Rock, Paper, Scissors TV	Dian (voice)
2023	Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer MOVIE	Self
2023	History of the World: Part II TV	Various Characters
2023	Velma TV	Krista (voice)
2023	Velma TV	Linda (voice)
2022	Sherri TV	Self - Guest
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show TV	Self - Guest
2022	Gutsy TV	Self
2022	Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration MOVIE	Self
2022	Chivalry TV	Jean Shrill
2022	Alabama Jackson TV	Harriet Tubman
2021	Q-Force TV	Deb (voice)
2021	The One and Only Dick Gregory MOVIE	Self
2021	The Upshaws - The Afterparty MOVIE	Self
2021	The Upshaws TV	Lucretia
2021	Star Wars: The Bad Batch TV	Phee Genoa (voice)
2021	Roll Up Your Sleeves MOVIE	Self
2021	Breaking News in Yuba County MOVIE	Rita
2020	The Holiday Movies That Made Us TV	Self (archive footage)
2020	Friendsgiving MOVIE	Fairy Gay Mother #1
2020	Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles MOVIE	Self
2020	Feeding America Comedy Festival MOVIE	Self
2020	Visible: Out on Television TV	Self
2019	Harley Quinn TV	Queen of Fables (voice)
2019	Jexi MOVIE	Denice
2019	The Wedding Year MOVIE	Janet / Grandma
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show TV	Self
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show TV	Self - Guest Host
2019	A Black Lady Sketch Show TV	Heckler
2019	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? TV	Wanda Sykes (voice)
2019	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" MOVIE	Louise Jefferson
2019	Wanda Sykes: Not Normal MOVIE	Self
2019	UglyDolls MOVIE	Wage (voice)
2019	The Other Two TV	Shuli Kucerac
2018	Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock! TV	Self
2018	The Shop TV	Self
2018	Summer Camp Island TV	Ethel (voice)
2018	Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate MOVIE	Prison Matron
2017	Vampirina TV	Gregoria (voice)
2017	Big Mouth TV	Ghost of Harriet Tubman (voice)
2017	A Bad Moms Christmas MOVIE	Dr. Elizabeth Karl
2017	Snatched MOVIE	Ruth
2017	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel TV	Moms Mabley
2017	The Good Fight TV	Allegra Durado
2016	Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party TV	Self
2016	Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? MOVIE	Herself
2016	Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2016	Ask the Storybots TV	Self
2016	Bad Moms MOVIE	Dr. Elizabeth Karl
2016	Ice Age: Collision Course MOVIE	Granny (voice)
2016	To Tell the Truth TV	Self - Panelist
2016	Chelsea TV	Self
2015	Jay Leno's Garage TV	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self - Guest
2015	Celebrity Family Feud TV	Self
2015	How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Come MOVIE	Goddess
2015	Lip Sync Battle TV	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden TV	Self - Guest
2015	Hot Ones TV	Self
2014	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero TV	Shirley B. Awesome (voice)
2014	black-ish TV	Daphne Lido
2014	BoJack Horseman TV	Mary-Beth (voice)
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2014	Broad City TV	Dara
2013	The Hot Flashes MOVIE	Florine Clarkston
2013	Hollywood Game Night TV	Self
2013	The Out List MOVIE	Herself
2013	Alpha House TV	Senator Rosalyn DuPeche
2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift MOVIE	Granny (voice)
2012	Finding Your Roots TV	Self
2012	Inside Comedy TV	Self
2011	Ridiculousness TV	Self
2011	Rio MOVIE	Chloe / Goose (voice)
2011	Bob's Burgers TV	Sofa Queen (voice)
2010	Conan TV	Self
2009	The Wanda Sykes Show TV	Self
2009	Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me MOVIE	Herself
2009	The Jay Leno Show TV	Self
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV	Self - Guest
2009	Drop Dead Diva TV	Judge Yvonne Wright
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race TV	Self - Guest Judge
2008	The Wendy Williams Show TV	Self
2007	Back at the Barnyard TV	Bessy
2007	License to Wed MOVIE	Doctor (uncredited)
2007	Evan Almighty MOVIE	Rita
2007	The Graham Norton Show TV	Self - Guest
2006	Back to the Well: 'Clerks II' MOVIE	Self / Wife
2006	Hammy's Boomerang Adventure MOVIE	Stella (voice)
2006	Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired MOVIE	Herself
2006	The Megan Mullally Show TV	Self - Guest
2006	Brother Bear 2 MOVIE	Innoko (voice)
2006	Barnyard MOVIE	Bessy (voice)
2006	Clerks II MOVIE	Wife
2006	My Super Ex-Girlfriend MOVIE	Carla Dunkirk
2006	Over the Hedge MOVIE	Stella (voice)
2006	World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One MOVIE	self
2006	The Adventures of Brer Rabbit MOVIE	Sister Moon (voice)
2006	The New Adventures of Old Christine TV	Barb Baran
2005	Earth to America MOVIE	Self
2005	Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics MOVIE	Herself
2005	Monster-in-Law MOVIE	Ruby
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV	Self
2004	Miley's New Year's Eve Party TV	Self - Guest
2004	Wanda Does It TV	Self
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV	Self
2003	MTV Reloaded MOVIE	The Oracle
2003	Wanda at Large TV	Wanda Mildred Hawkins
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest
2003	Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied MOVIE	Herself
2003	Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! MOVIE	Self
2001	Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2 MOVIE	Self
2001	The Downer Channel TV	Self
2001	Pootie Tang MOVIE	Biggie Shorty
2001	Down to Earth MOVIE	Wanda
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm TV	Wanda
2000	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps MOVIE	Chantal
1999	The Early Show TV	Self - Guest
1999	Futurama TV	Bev (voice)
1998	Comedy Central Presents TV	Self
1998	Will & Grace TV	Cricket
1998	Tomorrow Night MOVIE	Wanda
1997	Premium Blend TV	Host
1997	The View TV	Self
1997	The View TV	Self - Guest
1997	The Chris Rock Show TV	Self
1996	The Daily Show TV	Self
1996	The Daily Show TV	Self - Guest Host
1995	MADtv TV	Self
1995	The Drew Carey Show TV	Christine Watson
1995	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist TV	Wanda (voice)
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Guest
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV	Self
1989	The Simpsons TV	Therapist (voice)
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV	Self - Guest
1975	People's Choice Awards TV	Self - Presenter
1953	The Oscars TV	Self - Host
1952	Today TV	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards TV	Self - Presenter
	Tangles MOVIE	Self
	Deck the Y'alls MOVIE	Self

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