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Wanda Sykesová

born 1964

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Wanda Yvette Sykes is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is known for her recurring roles on CBS's The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10), and HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001–2011). She received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for her roles in ABC's Black-ish (2015–2022), and Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2020). She stars in The Upshaws (2021–2026) on Netflix, a HBO Max comedy series, The Other Two (2019–2023), and The Good Fight (2021).

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
March 7, 1964
Portsmouth
Citizenship

United States

Occupations & fields
comedianwritertelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorvoice actor
Awards & honours
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesGLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award
Field and occupation
americká herečka
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