Kim Wayans
Sister to Keenan Ivory, Damon, Shawn and Marlon, comic actress Kim Wayans came to prominence as one of the key cast members of her famous brothers' groundbreaking, sketch series "In Living Color" (Fox, 1990-94). Parodying stars like Grace Jones and Whitney Houston, Wayans stood out in an already scenery-chewing comic troupe. The majority of her work in the 1990s came courtesy of family projects like "A Low Down Dirty Shame" (1994), "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" (1996) and "The Wayans Bros." (The WB, 1995-99). The talented sister also appeared in non-family projects like "In the House" (NBC, 1995-96; UPN, 1996-99), but returned to the fold with writing, producing and directing duties on Damon's "My Wife and Kids" (ABC, 2001-05). In a switch from the norm, Wayans essayed a breakthrough performance in Dee Rees's drama "Pariah" (2011) playing the fierce mother of a Brooklyn teen who questions her sexuality. Although audiences enjoyed her traditional work with her family, Wayans proved that she was equally adept in drama as she was in comedy, paving the way for new career opportunities.
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Kim Wayans
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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43% |
|
Ray Meets Helen | Faye (Character) | - | 2017 |
95% |
|
Pariah | Audrey (Character) | $758.1K | 2011 |
18% |
|
Dance Flick | Ms. Dontwannabebothered (Character) | $25.6M | 2009 |
10% |
|
Juwanna Mann | Latisha Jansen (Character) | $13.6M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Talking About Sex | Andie Norman (Character) | - | 1994 |
67% |
|
Floundering | Unemployment (Character) | - | 1994 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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86% | 64% | Poppa's House |
Director, Writer |
2024 |
No Score Yet | 73% | The Neighborhood | Director | 2022 |
50% | 75% | Marlon | Kamala Shabazz (Guest Star) | 2018 |
95% | 85% | New Girl | Susan (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
38% | 87% | Reckless | Vi (Character) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Soul Man | Dr. Owens (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 72% | My Wife and Kids |
Unknown (Guest Star), Director, Writer |
2002-2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the House |
Tonia Harris (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1995-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wayans Bros. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Getting Personal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Living Color | Unknown (Character) | 1990-1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Different World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987-1988 |