Wanda Yvette Sykes (born March 7, 1964 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for The Chris Rock Show, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
She is openly gay and is married to Alex Niedbalski and they have two children. She was previously married to producer Dave Hall.
Film Roles
- Tomorrow Night as Wanda
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as Chantal
- Down To Earth (2001) as Wanda
- Pootie Tang as Biggie Shorty
- Monster-in-Law as Ruby
- The Adventures of Brer Rabbit as Sister Moon (Direct to Video)
- Over the Hedge as Stella
- Clerks II as Angry Customer
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend as Carla Dunkirk
- Barnyard as Bessy
- Brother Bear 2 as Innoko
- Evan Almighty as Rita Daniels
- License to Wed as Nurse Borman
- Rio as Chloe the Canada Goose
- The Muppets (2011) as Officer Ethel (Cameo, Deleted Role)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift as Granny
- Ice Age: Collision Course as Granny
- The Hot Flashes as Florine Clarkston
- Bad Moms as Dr. Karl
- A Bad Moms Christmas as Dr. Karl
- Snatched (2017) as Ruth
- Hurricane Bianca 2 From Russia With Hate as Prison Matron
- Ugly Dolls as Wage
- The Wedding Year as Janet/Grandma
- Jexi as Denice
- Friendsgiving as Fairy Gay Mother
- Breaking News in Yuba County as Rita
Television Roles
- The Chris Rock Show as various (7 episodes, also writer)
- The Downer Channel as various (2 episodes)
- The Drew Carey Show as Christine Watson (3 episodes)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm As Herself (recurring)
- Crank Yankers as Wanda/Gladys Murphy
- Wanda At Large as Wanda Mildred Hawkins
- Chappelle's Show As Herself (1 episode)
- MADtv (1995) as herself (1 episode)
- Wanda Does It as Herself (6 episodes)
- Will & Grace as Cricket Walker (1 episode)
- The New Adventures of Old Christine as Barbara 'Barb' Baran
- Back at the Barnyard as Bessy
- The Wanda Sykes Show as Herself (also producer and writer)
- Drop Dead Diva as Judge (1 episode)
- Bubble Guppies as The Witch (voice, 1 episode)
- Futurama as Bev the Vending Machine (1 episode)
- The Simpsons as School Therapist/Counselor (1 episode)
- The Real Husbands of Hollywood as Wanda Sykes (2 episodes)
- Finding Your Roots as herself (1 episode)
- Alpha House as Sen. Rosalyn DuPeche (recurring)
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Shirley B. Awesome (2 episodes)
- black•ish as Daphne Lido (recurring)
- Bob's Burgers as Sofa Queen (1 episode)
- Doc McStuffins as Thea (1 episode)
- Vampirina as Gregoria the Gargoyle
- Broad City as Dara (recurring)
- Ask the StoryBots as Doctor with cold
- BoJack Horseman as Mary-Beth (1 episode)
- The Bravest Knight as Mona the Mayor (1 episode)
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Herself (1 episode)
- The Other Two as Shuli Kucerac (recurring)
- Summer Camp Island as Ethel (1 episode)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1 episode)
- Big Mouth as Ghost of Harriet Tubman (1 episode)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Moms Mabley (1 episode)
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Herself (1 episode)
- Harley Quinn (2019) as Tsaritsa/Queen of Fables (recurring)
- Mapleworth Murders
- Tig 'n Seek as Nuritza
- Q-Force as Deb
- Velma as Linda Ke
- History of the World Part II as Various
- The Daily Show (Guest Host, 4 episodes)
Video Game Roles
- Tiny Tina's Wonderlands as Frette
Writer
- The Chris Rock Show (33 episodes)
- Premium Blend
- The Wanda Sykes Show
- Roseanne (2018)
- History of the World Part II (upcoming)