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Biography

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…more

Born

3/7/1964, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Birth Name

Wanda Sykes-Hall

Gender

Female

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Star (11)

Role
- The New Adventures of Old Christine
  Barb
  - S 5: Ep 21 Get Smarter
    5/12/10
  - S 5: Ep 20 Scream
    5/5/10
  - S 5: Ep 18 Revenge Makeover
    4/14/10
  - S 5: Ep 17 Up in the Airport
    4/7/10
  - S 5: Ep 16 Subway, Somehow
    3/10/10
  - + 35 More Credits
- The Wanda Sykes Show
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 121 Episode 121
    4/24/10
  - S 1: Ep 120 Episode 120
    4/17/10
  - S 1: Ep 119 Episode 119
    4/3/10
  - S 1: Ep 118 Episode 118
    3/27/10
  - S 1: Ep 117 Episode 117
    3/20/10
  - + 16 More Credits
- Back at the Barnyard
  Bessy [voice]
  - S 2: Ep 21 A Barnyard Christmas Special (It's an Udderful Life)
    12/5/09
  - S 2: Ep 7 Cupig
    5/21/09
  - S 2: Ep 6 Udderado
    5/20/09
  - S 2: Ep 4 Abby & Veronica
    5/18/09
  - S 2: Ep 3 Anchor Cow
    2/27/09
  - + 26 More Credits
- Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 0 Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
    10/10/09
- Back at the Barnyard
  Bessy the Cow [voice]
  - S 1: Ep 0 Barnyard: The Original Party Animals
    8/4/06
- Wanda Does It
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Wanda Does Photos
    11/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 Wanda Does the WNBA
    11/9/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Wanda Does the Night
    10/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Wanda Does the Sky
    10/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Wanda Does Vegas
    10/12/04
  - + 1 More Credits
- Inside the NFL
  Co-Anchor (2002-)
  - S 28: Ep 2 September 16, 2004
    9/15/04
- Wanda at Large
  Wanda Hawkins
  - S 2: Ep 8 Back to the Club
    11/7/03
  - S 2: Ep 7 Clowns to the Left of Me
    11/7/03
  - S 2: Ep 6 Hurricane Hawkins
    10/31/03
  - S 2: Ep 5 They Shoot Reporters, Don't They?
    10/31/03
  - S 2: Ep 4 Leave Your Daughter at Home Day
    10/17/03
  - + 14 More Credits
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Host
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/03
- Premium Blend
  Host
  - S 6: Ep 12 Episode 612
    1/24/03
  - S 6: Ep 11 Episode 611
    1/17/03
  - S 6: Ep 10 Episode 610
    1/3/03
  - S 6: Ep 9 Episode 609
    12/28/02
  - S 6: Ep 8 Episode 602
    12/21/02
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Downer Channel
  Various
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode #104
    8/14/01
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode #103
    8/7/01
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode #102
    7/31/01
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    7/24/01
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode Six
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (5)

Role
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
  Wanda
  - S 8: Ep 8 Car Periscope
    8/28/11
  - S 7: Ep 1 Funkhouser's Crazy Sister
    9/20/09
  - S 5: Ep 2 The Bowtie
    10/2/05
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Surrogate
    2/22/04
  - S 3: Ep 8 Krazee-Eyez Killa
    11/3/02
  - + 4 More Credits
- The New Adventures of Old Christine
  Barb
  - S 2: Ep 22 Frasier
    5/7/07
  - S 2: Ep 21 Friends
    4/30/07
  - S 2: Ep 20 My Big Fat Sober Wedding
    4/23/07
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Real Thing
    4/9/07
  - S 2: Ep 15 Sleepless in Mar Vista
    3/12/07
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 191 Wanda Sykes; Jesse James; Rickie Lee Jones
    4/11/07
  - S 15: Ep 142 Wanda Sykes; Sendhil Ramamurthy; The Bird and the Bee
    1/25/07
  - S 14: Ep 120 Show #3064
    12/20/05
  - S 14: Ep 56 Show #3000
    9/14/05
  - S 13: Ep 204 Show #2925
    5/2/05
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 27 Wanda Sykes/Justin Chambers
    10/9/06
  - S 3: Ep 142 Wanda Sykes/Poppy Montgomery
    4/19/06
  - S 2: Ep 163 Gwen Stefani/Eve/Wanda Sykes/Kirstie Alley
    5/18/05
  - S 2: Ep 25 Wanda Sykes/Carl Reiner
    10/8/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  herself
  - S 1: Ep 40 Wanda Sykes/ Joshua Molina *Ellen's Halloween Party*
    10/31/03
Guest Star (34)

Role
- Drop Dead Diva
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 5 Prom
    7/24/11
- Piers Morgan Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 100 June 2, 2011 - Rudy Giuliani; Wanda Sykes
    6/2/11
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 125 Wanda Sykes/Kevin McKidd
    3/10/11
  - S 6: Ep 125 Wanda Sykes/Anna Torv
    3/31/10
  - S 4: Ep 92 Wanda Sykes/Saffron Burrows/Grizzly Bear
    3/6/08
  - S 3: Ep 170 Wanda Sykes/Tina Brown/Bobby V
    6/25/07
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 154 Episode #4.154
    3/3/11
- Lopez Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 55 March 17, 2010
    3/17/10
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 1 February 19, 2010
    2/19/10
- The Jay Leno Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 92 92
    2/4/10
  - S 1: Ep 39 39
    11/5/09
  - S 1: Ep 18 18
    10/7/09
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 126 Wanda Sykes, James Cameron, Myq Kaplan
    12/16/09
- The Joy Behar Show
  Herself
  - S 2010: Ep 43 Collection of Best Interviews
    11/26/09
  - S 2010: Ep 23 Wanda Sykes
    10/29/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 139 139
    10/30/09
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Self
  - S 14: Ep 138 Wanda Sykes
    10/29/09
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 81 Wanda Sykes/Glasvegas
    1/15/09
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 40 Wanda Sykes
    10/31/08
  - S 5: Ep 195 Wanda Sykes, Danny Noriega
    3/12/08
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 56: Ep 124 June 21, 2007
    6/21/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 2437 Wanda Sykes, Nick Offerman, Hans Klok & Pamela Anderson
    6/20/07
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 70 Wanda Sykes; Chris Matthews; John Mayer
    10/2/06
  - S 15: Ep 28 Wanda Sykes; Kevin Connolly; The Fray
    7/19/06
  - S 14: Ep 172 Show #3106
    3/14/06
- The View
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 164 May 15, 2006
    5/15/06
  - S 8: Ep 17 Fox/Sykes
    9/21/04
- Will & Grace
  Cricket
  - S 8: Ep 18 Buy Buy Baby
    3/30/06
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 79 Wanda Sykes/Eric Bogosian
    5/13/05
- Costas Now
  Correspondent
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 101- Amphetamines in Baseball
    5/12/05
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 64 Wanda Sykes
    5/10/05
  - S 8: Ep 50 Wanda Sykes
    10/28/03
  - S 5: Ep 96 Wanda Sykes
    2/15/01
- Tavis Smiley
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 173 Alvin Drew, Wanda Sykes
    10/1/04
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 149 10/1/04
    10/1/04
- Celebrity Poker Showdown
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Tournament 2 Game 1
    5/27/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 10 Diane Lane, Wanda Sykes, Jonny Lang
    9/25/03
  - S 10: Ep 96 Robert Duvall, Wanda Sykes, Sum 41
    3/27/03
- Chappelle's Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Best of Chappelle's Show: Volume 2 Mixtape
    7/16/03
- On the Record with Bob Costas
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 9 Ichiro Suzuki
    6/28/03
- MTV Movie Awards
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 1 2003 MTV Movie Awards
    5/31/03
- Good Day Live
  Co-Host
  - — April 8, 2003
    4/8/03
- Comic Remix
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode #102
    7/15/02
- The Drew Carey Show
  Christine Watson
  - S 7: Ep 13 Drew and the King
    12/19/01
  - S 7: Ep 11 Mr. Laffoon's Wild Ride
    11/28/01
  - S 7: Ep 10 Eat Drink Drew Woman
    11/21/01
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
  Herself
- Dr. Katz
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 13 You're Belinda
    12/24/99
  - S 6: Ep 6 Walk for Hunger
    7/20/99
- Comedy Central Presents
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Wanda Sykes-Hall
    12/1/98
Writer (4)

Role
- The Wanda Sykes Show
  Writer
- Wanda at Large
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 7 Clowns to the Left of Me
    11/7/03
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    3/26/03
- The Downer Channel
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode #102
    7/31/01
- Comedy Central Presents
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Wanda Sykes-Hall
    12/1/98
Producer (1)

Role
- Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
  Producer
Creator (1)

Role
- Wanda at Large
  Creator
Executive Producer (2)

Role
- The Wanda Sykes Show
  Executive Producer
- Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 0 Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
    10/10/09

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- Although Wanda did some writing for the 74th Academy Awards, none of her jokes were used.
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- Wanda stands at a petite 5' 2" or 1.57 m.
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- Wanda married David Hall in 1991. They divorced in 1998. They had no children together.
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- Wanda: (On birthers and Donald Trumps attack on President Obama about his birth certificate) I feel sorry for 'em, they're just sad,... ...I love that they're hanging it on 'Well, he's not from this country' when they should just face it: You're having issues because a black man is president. That's what it is, and you need to deal with that, to work with that.
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- Wanda: (On the passage of Proposition 8 in California) I got pissed off,... ...They pissed me off. I said, 'You know what? Now I gotta get in your face.' And that's what we all have to do now. They pissed off the wrong group of people. They have galvanized a community...Instead of having gay marriage in California, we're going to get it across the country.
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- Wanda: I guess because of my act, people think that I say things they want to say and that they can just come up and say anything to me. That bugs me. But I'd rather have people come up and want me to meet me than have them ignore me.
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