Kim Wayans

Kim Wayans

Known for: Acting

Born: October 15, 1961 in New York City, New York, USA

Kim N. Wayans is an American actress, comedian, producer, writer, and director. Wayans is the sister of Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Marlon, Shawn, and Nadia Wayans. She is best known for her numerous roles on the Fox sketch comedy show In Living Color, and Tonia Harris on In the House. In film she appeared in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (both directed by her brother Keenen) and had a starring role in the art film Talking About Sex and later co-starred in Juwanna Mann as Latisha Jansen. She starred with her siblings on the Fox variety show In Living Color and A Low Down Dirty Shame. Her other television work includes regular appearances on the sitcom In the House with LL Cool J and a recurring role on A Different World. Recently, she has worked as a story editor on her brother Damon's sitcom My Wife and Kids. In 2008, she co wrote a series of children's books with her husband Kevin Knotts, entitled Amy Hodgepodge, about a multiracial girl adjusting to life in public school after years of homeschooling. In December 2011, she got a chance to showcase her dramatic chops with a supporting role as a mother who struggles to understand her seventeen-year-old daughter in Pariah. She was nominated (alongside co star Pernell Walker) for Best Supporting Actress at the 2012 Black Reel Awards but lost to Octavia Spencer for The Help.

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A Low Down Dirty Shame

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A Low Down Dirty Shame

Diane

1994 Comedy
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

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Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

Momma (voice)

2006 Animation
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

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Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

Momma (voice)

2006 Animation
Pariah

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Pariah

Audrey

2011 Drama
Floundering

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Floundering

Unemployment

1994 Comedy
Why We Laugh: Funny Women

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Why We Laugh: Funny Women

Self

2013 Documentary
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

1987 Comedy
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Mrs. Johnson

1996 Comedy
Juwanna Mann

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Juwanna Mann

Latisha Jansen

2002 Comedy
Ray Meets Helen

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Ray Meets Helen

Faye

2018 Drama
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Nightclub Singer

1988 Comedy
Hollywood Shuffle

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Hollywood Shuffle

Customer in Chair

1987 Comedy
Talking About Sex

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Talking About Sex

Andie Norman

1993 Comedy
Dance Flick

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Dance Flick

Ms. Dontwannabebothered

2009 Music
Me (and You)

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Me (and You)

2025 Drama
Scary Movie

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Scary Movie

Nurse Ratchett

2026 Comedy
In the House

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In the House

1995 Comedy
A Different World

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A Different World

Allison

1987 Comedy
Dream On

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Dream On

Nicki

1990 Comedy
China Beach

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China Beach

1988 Drama
The Wayans Bros.

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The Wayans Bros.

Sheila

1995 Comedy
In Living Color

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In Living Color

Self - Various Characters

1990 Comedy
Reckless

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Reckless

Vi Briggs

2014 Crime
New Girl

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New Girl

Susan

2011 Comedy