Kim Wayans
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 Abou
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.
Born
Oct 16, 1961
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
17 acting
0 crew
Popularity
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Known For
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996
as Mrs. Johnson
Dance Flick
2009
as Ms. Dontwannabebothered
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Nightclub Singer
A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994
as Diane
Juwanna Mann
2002
as Latisha Jansen
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987
as Interviewed Fan (uncredited)
Pariah
2011
as Audrey
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
as Customer in Chair
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