Wanda Sykes

Acting

Wanda Sykes

Born
(age 62)
Birthplace
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Credits
160 titles

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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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 155

YearTitleRole
TBA Deck the Y'alls Film
2026 Tangles Film Paula (voice)
2026 Wanda Sykes: Legacy Film Self
2026 Shut Up Evan TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2026 Undercard Film Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart
2025 Everybody's Live with John Mulaney TV Self - Comedian (1 ep)
2025 Lil Kev TV Nancy (voice) (10 ep)
2024 Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie Film Sue Nahmee
2024 Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution Film Self
2024 Good Times TV Mrs. Likeigiveashit (voice) (1 ep)
2024 Underwater Projects Film Narrator
2024 Rock, Paper, Scissors TV Dian (voice) (1 ep)
2023 Albert Brooks: Defending My Life Film Self
2023 The Mecca of Comedy Film
2023 Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer Film Self
2023 History of the World: Part II TV Various Characters (8 ep)
2023 Velma TV Krista (voice), Linda (voice) (1 ep)
2022 Sherri TV Self - Guest (4 ep)
2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show TV Self - Guest (2 ep)
2022 Gutsy TV Self (1 ep)
2022 Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration Film
2022 Chivalry TV Jean Shrill (5 ep)
2021 Q-Force TV Deb (voice) (10 ep)
2021 The One and Only Dick Gregory Film Self
2021 The Upshaws - The Afterparty Film Self
2021 The Upshaws TV Lucretia (60 ep)
2021 Star Wars: The Bad Batch TV Phee Genoa (voice) (7 ep)
2021 Roll Up Your Sleeves Film Self
2021 Breaking News in Yuba County Film Rita
2020 The Holiday Movies That Made Us TV Self (archive footage) (1 ep)
2020 Friendsgiving Film Fairy Gay Mother #1
2020 Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles Film
2020 Feeding America Comedy Festival Film Self
2020 Visible: Out on Television TV Self (5 ep)
2019 Harley Quinn TV Queen of Fables (voice) (3 ep)
2019 Jexi Film Denice
2019 The Wedding Year Film Janet / Grandma
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Self, Self - Guest Host (1 ep)
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show TV Heckler (1 ep)
2019 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? TV Wanda Sykes (voice) (1 ep)
2019 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" Film Louise Jefferson
2019 Wanda Sykes: Not Normal Film Self
2019 UglyDolls Film Wage (voice)
2019 The Other Two TV Shuli Kucerac (19 ep)
2018 Vampirina: Ghoul Girls Rock! TV (15 ep)
2018 The Shop TV Self (1 ep)
2018 Summer Camp Island TV Ethel (voice) (1 ep)
2018 Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate Film Prison Matron
2017 Vampirina TV Gregoria (voice) (1 ep)
2017 Big Mouth TV Ghost of Harriet Tubman (voice) (1 ep)
2017 Steve TV Self (1 ep)
2017 A Bad Moms Christmas Film Dr. Karl
2017 Snatched Film Ruth
2017 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel TV Moms Mabley (1 ep)
2017 The Good Fight TV Allegra Durado (3 ep)
2016 Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party TV (1 ep)
2016 Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? Film Herself
2016 Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) Film Self (archive footage)
2016 Ask the Storybots TV (1 ep)
2016 Bad Moms Film Dr. Karl

Crew credits 21

YearTitleJob
2026 Wanda Sykes: Legacy Film Writer, Executive Producer
2026 Undercard Film Executive Producer
2025 Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy Film Executive Producer
2024 Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution Film Executive Producer
2023 Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer Film Writer, Executive Producer
2023 History of the World: Part II TV Executive Producer, Writer (8 ep)
2022 Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy? Film Executive Producer
2021 The Upshaws TV Executive Producer, Creator (60 ep)
2020 Visible: Out on Television TV Executive Producer (5 ep)
2019 Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah Film Executive Producer
2019 Wanda Sykes: Not Normal Film Writer, Executive Producer
2018 EPIX Presents Unprotected Sets TV Executive Producer (32 ep)
2016 Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? Film Writer
2009 The Wanda Sykes Show TV Creator
2009 Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me Film Writer
2006 Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired Film Writer
2003 Wanda at Large TV Writer, Creator (2 ep)
2003 Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied Film Writer
1997 The Chris Rock Show TV Writer (17 ep)
1995 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist TV Additional Writing (2 ep)
1988 Roseanne TV Consulting Producer (9 ep)
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