Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

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Birthday: 
7 March 1964, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Birth Name: 
Wanda Y'vette Sykes
Height: 
157 cm
Wanda Sykes has been called one of the funniest stand-up comics by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. Her smart-witted stand-up has sent her career in many different areas.She was recently seen in Comedy Central's Wanda Does It (2004), where she tried various non-showbiz jobs. Her first book, &... Show more »
Wanda Sykes has been called one of the funniest stand-up comics by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. Her smart-witted stand-up has sent her career in many different areas.She was recently seen in Comedy Central's Wanda Does It (2004), where she tried various non-showbiz jobs. Her first book, "Yeah I Said It," published by Simon and Schuster, hit bookstores in September 2004, which is a hilarious collection of essays touching on life, family, and current events.In 2003, she was seen on Fox's Wanda at Large (2003), in which she wrote, produced, and starred. She also has a one-hour Comedy Central special called Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied (2003). In addition, she can be seen on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) or heard on Comedy Central's Crank Yankers (2002) as the voice of Gladys Murphy.Wanda was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and raised in Maryland, the daughter of Marion Louise (Peoples), a banker, and Harry Ellsworth Sykes, a US Army colonel. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton University. Her stand-up career began at a Coors Light Super talent Showcase in Washington, DC, where she performed for the first time in front of a live audience.She spent 5 years as part of the HBO's critically acclaimed The Chris Rock Show (1997). As a performer and writer on the show, she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and in 1999 won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special. In 2001, she won the American Comedy Award for Outstanding Female Stand-Up Comic. She won a second Emmy in 2002 for her work on Inside the NFL (1977). In 2003, Wanda earned a Comedy Central Commie Award for Funniest TV Actress. Other writing credits include the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards (1999), The MTV Movie Awards, The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002), The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show (1997), and Wanda at Large (2003).She also appeared in the feature films Pootie Tang (2001), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Down to Earth (2001), and Monster-in-Law (2005). Show less «

Wanda Sykes's FILMOGRAPHY

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 11

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Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 12

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Finding Your Roots - Season 10

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RuPauls Drag Race - Season 16

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Season 3 (HDR)

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Season 3

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Real Time with Bill Maher - Season 22

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The Kelly Clarkson Show - Season 5

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Watch What Happens: Live - Season 21

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American Idol - Season 22

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The Talk - Season 14

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Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 10

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The Simpsons - Season 35

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Season 5

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Finding Your Roots - Season 9

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RuPauls Drag Race - Season 15

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Futurama - Season 11

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Harley Quinn - Season 4

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Bob's Burgers - Season 14

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The Other Two - Season 3

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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Season 29

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Big Mouth - Season 7

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Wanda Sykes'S roles

Chloe
Chloe
Granny
Granny
Stella
Stella
Biggie Shorty
Biggie Shorty
Ruby
Ruby
Innoko
Innoko
Rita
Rita
Carla Dunkirk
Carla Dunkirk
Bessy
Bessy
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
Daphne Lido
Daphne Lido
Bev
Bev
Judge Yvonne Wright
Judge Yvonne Wright
Dr. Karl
Dr. Karl
School Therapist
School Therapist
Daphne Lido
Daphne Lido
Barb Baran
Barb Baran