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Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

Acting

Born: March 7, 1964Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wanda Sykes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Undercard

Undercard

Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart

2026
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Sue Nahmee

2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Self

2024
Underwater Projects

Underwater Projects

Narrator

2024
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Self

2023
Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Self

2023
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

2022
The One and Only Dick Gregory

The One and Only Dick Gregory

Self

2021
The Upshaws - The Afterparty

The Upshaws - The Afterparty

Self

2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves

Roll Up Your Sleeves

Self

2021
Breaking News in Yuba County

Breaking News in Yuba County

Rita

2021
Friendsgiving

Friendsgiving

Fairy Gay Mother #1

2020
Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles

Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles

2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Self

2020
Jexi

Jexi

Denice

2019
The Wedding Year

The Wedding Year

Janet / Grandma

2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Louise Jefferson

2019
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal

Wanda Sykes: Not Normal

Herself

2019
UglyDolls

UglyDolls

Wage (voice)

2019
Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

Prison Matron

2018
A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas

Dr. Elizabeth Karl

2017
Snatched

Snatched

Ruth

2017
Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?

Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?

Herself

2016
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

Self (archive footage)

2016
Bad Moms

Bad Moms

Dr. Elizabeth Karl

2016
Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course

Granny (voice)

2016
How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Come

How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will Come

Goddess

2015
The Hot Flashes

The Hot Flashes

Florine Clarkston

2013
The Out List

The Out List

Herself

2013
Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Granny (voice)

2012
Rio

Rio

Chloe / Goose (voice)

2011
Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me

Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me

Herself

2009
License to Wed

License to Wed

Doctor (uncredited)

2007
Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

Rita

2007
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'

Self / Wife

2006
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

Stella (voice)

2006
Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired

Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired

Herself

2006
Brother Bear 2

Brother Bear 2

Innoko (voice)

2006
Barnyard

Barnyard

Bessy (voice)

2006
Clerks II

Clerks II

Wife

2006
My Super Ex-Girlfriend

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Carla Dunkirk

2006
Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

Stella (voice)

2006
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

self

2006
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

Sister Moon (voice)

2006
Earth to America

Earth to America

Self

2005
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics

Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics

Herself

2005
Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law

Ruby

2005
MTV Reloaded

MTV Reloaded

The Oracle

2003
Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied

Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied

Herself

2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Self

2003
Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2

Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2

2001
Pootie Tang

Pootie Tang

Biggie Shorty

2001
Down to Earth

Down to Earth

Wanda

2001
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Chantal

2000
Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow Night

Wanda

1998