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Wanda Sykes

Birth date: 07.03.1964

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) (V)_ . 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. 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 MTV Video Music Awards 1999 (1999) (TV), The MTV Movie Awards, The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV), "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).

Filmography

1. "Barnyard" (2007) TV Series (pre-production) .... Bessy 2. Evan Almighty (2007) (post-production) .... Rita 3. "The New Adventures of Old Christine" - The Answer Is Maybe (2006) TV Episode .... Barb - No Fault Divorce (2006) TV Episode .... Barb - The Other F Word (2006) TV Episode .... Barb - Open Water (2006) TV Episode .... Barb 4. Brother Bear 2 (2006) (V) (voice) .... Innoko 5. Barnyard (2006) (voice) .... Bessy the Cow ... aka Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (USA: poster title) 6. My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) .... Carla Dunkirk 7. Clerks II (2006) .... Wife 8. Over the Hedge (2006) (voice) .... Stella 9. "Will & Grace" - Buy, Buy Baby (2006) TV Episode .... Cricket 10. The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006) (V) (voice) .... Sister Moon 11. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - The Bowtie (2005) TV Episode .... Wanda - The Surrogate (2004) TV Episode .... Wanda - Krazee-Eyez Killa (2002) TV Episode .... Wanda - The Terrorist Attack (2002) TV Episode .... Wanda - The Benadryl Brownie (2002) TV Episode .... Wanda (2 more) 12. Monster-in-Law (2005) .... Ruby ... aka Schwiegermonster, Das (Germany) 13. "Wanda Does It" (2004) TV Series .... Wanda 14. MTV: Reloaded (2003) (TV) .... The Oracle 15. "Crank Yankers" (voice) .... Gladys Murphy (2003-) - Episode #1.4 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Wanda - Episode #1.3 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Gladys Murphy 16. "Wanda at Large" .... Wanda Mildred Hawkins - Unaired Pilot (2002) TV Episode .... Wanda Hawkins 17. "The Drew Carey Show" - Drew and the King (2001) TV Episode .... Christine Watson - Mr. Laffoon's Wild Ride (2001) TV Episode .... Christine Watson - Eat Drink Drew Woman (2001) TV Episode .... Christine Watson 18. "The Downer Channel" (2001) TV Series .... Various 19. Pootie Tang (2001) .... Biggie Shorty 20. Down to Earth (2001) .... Wanda ... aka Einmal Himmel und zurück (Germany) 21. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) .... Chantal ... aka The Klumps (Australia) 22. Best of Chris Rock (1999) (TV) .... Various characters 23. Tomorrow Night (1998) 24. "The Chris Rock Show" (1997) TV Series .... Various Characters (1997-2000) Filmography as: Actress, Writer, Producer, Self, Archive Footage Writer - filmography (2000s) (1990s) 1. Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (2006) (TV) 2. Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied (2003) (TV) 3. "Wanda at Large" (2003) TV Series (creator) 4. "Premium Blend" (1997) TV Series (stand-up material) (2002-2003) ... aka Comedy Central's Premium Blend 5. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) (special material written by) 6. "The Downer Channel" (2001) TV Series (writer) 7. Best of Chris Rock: Volume 2 (2001) (V) ... aka Best of the Chris Rock Show (USA: video box title) 8. "Comedy Central Presents" - Wanda Sykes-Hall (1998) TV Episode (as Wanda Sykes-Hall) 9. "The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show" (1997) TV Series (writer) 10. "The Chris Rock Show" (1997) TV Series (writer)