Wanda Yvette Sykes was born on March 7, 1964, she is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor from the United States.
She originally gained attention as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. Sykes was rated one of the 25 funniest persons in America by Entertainment Weekly in 2004.
She is also recognized for her appearances on CBS’ The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10), HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001–present), and ABC’s Black-ish (2015–present).
She is currently starring in the Netflix original series The Upshaws, which will premiere on May 12, 2021, alongside Kim Fields and Mike Epps, and has previously appeared in the HBO Max comedy series The Other Two, as well as playing Allegra Durado, a new, powerful, and “messy”-brained partner in a legal firm on Paramount+’s acclaimed The Good Fight.
Wanda Sykes Wife And Kids
Sykes married her French wife called, Alex Niedbalski, whom she met in 2006. The couple also became parents in April 2009, when Niedbalski gave birth to a set of fraternal twins, Olivia and Lucas.
Wanda Sykes Net Worth
Wanda has an estimated net worth of $10 million.
Wanda Sykes Movie and TV Shows
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tomorrow Night | Wanda (Mel’s Date) | credited as Wanda Sykes-Hall |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Chantal | |
| 2001 | Down to Earth | Wanda | |
| Pootie Tang | Biggie Shorty | ||
| 2005 | Monster-in-Law | Ruby | |
| 2006 | The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | Sister Moon (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| Over the Hedge | Stella (voice) | Nominated – Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production | |
| Clerks II | Angry Customer | ||
| My Super Ex-Girlfriend | Carla Dunkirk | ||
| Barnyard | Bessy (voice) | ||
| Brother Bear 2 | Innoko (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
| CondomNation | Linda | ||
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Rita Daniels | |
| License to Wed | Nurse Borman | ||
| 2011 | Rio | Chloe the Canada goose (voice) | |
| The Muppets | Officer Ethel | Cameo, deleted scene | |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Granny (voice) | |
| 2013 | The Hot Flashes | Florine Clarkston | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Granny (voice) | |
| Bad Moms | Dr. Karl | ||
| 2017 | Snatched | Ruth | |
| A Bad Moms Christmas | Dr. Karl | ||
| 2018 | Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate | Prison Matron | |
| 2019 | UglyDolls | Wage (voice) | |
| The Wedding Year | Janet/Grandma | ||
| Jexi | Denice | ||
| 2020 | Friendsgiving | Fairy Gay Mother | |
| 2021 | Breaking News in Yuba County | Rita | |
| The One and Only Dick Gregory | Herself | Documentary |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–2000 | The Chris Rock Show | Various Characters | 7 episodes |
| 1999 | Best of the Chris Rock Show | TV special | |
| 2001 | The Downer Channel | Various | 2 episodes |
| The Drew Carey Show | Christine Watson | 3 episodes | |
| 2001–2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Herself | 9 episodes |
| 2002–2005; 2019–present |
Crank Yankers | Wanda/Gladys Murphy (voice) | 19 episodes |
| 2003 | MTV: Reloaded | The Oracle | TV film |
| Wanda at Large | Wanda Mildred Hawkins | 19 episodes | |
| Chappelle’s Show | Herself | Episode: “The Best of Chappelle’s Show: Volume 2 Mixtape” | |
| Mad TV | Season 9 episode 903 | ||
| 2004 | Wanda Does It | Herself | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Will & Grace | Cricket Walker | Episode: “Buy, Buy Baby” |
| 2006 | Sick and Tired | Herself | HBO comedy special |
| 2006–2010 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Barbara “Barb” Baran | 54 episodes (Recurring Seasons 1–2, Starring Seasons 3–5) |
| 2007–2011 | Back at the Barnyard | Bessy (voice) | 50 episodes |
| 2009 | Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me | Herself | HBO comedy special |
| White House Correspondents’ Dinner | Herself (host) | TV special | |
| 2009–2010 | The Wanda Sykes Show | Herself | 21 episodes; also creator, writer, executive producer |
| 2011 | Drop Dead Diva | Judge | Episode: “Prom” |
| 2012 | Bubble Guppies | The Witch (voice) | Episode: “Bubble Puppy’s Fin-tastic Fairytale Adventure” |
| Futurama | Bev the vending machine (voice) | Episode: “The Bots and the Bees” | |
| 2013 | The Simpsons | School Therapist/Counselor (voice) | Episode: “What Animated Women Want” |
| Real Husbands of Hollywood | Wanda Sykes | 2 episodes | |
| 2013–2014 | Alpha House | Senator Rosalyn DuPeche | Recurring role |
| 2014, 2019 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Repeat After Me | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2015, 2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Shirley B. Awesome (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2020 | Black-ish | Daphne Lido | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Bob’s Burgers | Sofa Queen (voice) | Episode: “Sacred Couch” |
| Animals. | Chance (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| What Happened… Ms. Sykes? | Herself | Epix comedy special | |
| 2017 | Lip Sync Battle | Episode: “Don Cheadle vs. Wanda Sykes | |
| Doc McStuffins | Thea (voice) | Episode: “The Emergency Plan” | |
| 2017–2020 | Vampirina | Gregoria the Gargoyle (voice) | Main role |
| 2017–2019 | Broad City | Dara | Recurring role |
| 2018 | Ask the Storybots | Doctor | Episode: “How Do People Catch a Cold?” |
| BoJack Horseman | Mary-Beth (voice) | Episode: “INT. SUB” | |
| 2019 | The Bravest Knight | Mona the Mayor (voice) | Episode: “Cedric & the Pixies” |
| Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Herself (voice) | Episode: “Peebles’ Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors!” | |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience | Louise Jefferson | Episode: “Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons” | |
| Wanda Sykes: Not Normal | Herself | Netflix comedy Special | |
| Summer Camp Island | Ethel | Episode: “The Great Elf Invention Convention” | |
| Big Mouth | Ghost of Harriet Tubman (voice) | Episode: “Duke” | |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Moms Mabley | Episode: “A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo…” | |
| RuPaul’s Drag Race | Herself | Episode: “Bring Back My Queens!” | |
| 2019–present | The Other Two | Shuli Kucerac | Recurring role |
| 2019–2020 | Harley Quinn | Tsaritsa/Queen of Fables (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Mapleworth Murders | Leigh Drain | Episode: “Killer Voices – Part 2” |
| Tig n’ Seek | Nuritza (voice) | 15 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Upshaws | Lucretia | 10 episodes |
| The Good Fight | Allegra Durado | 3 episodes | |
| Q-Force | Deb (voice) | Main Role | |
| 2022 | 94th Academy Awards | Herself (co-host) | TV special |
