Niecy Nash-Betts
- Acting
- February 23, 1970 · Palmdale, California, USA
Biography
Niecy Nash-Betts (born Carol Denise Ensley; born February 23, 1970), is an American actress, comedian and television host, best known for her roles as Agent Simone Clark on The Rookie: Feds, Deputy Raineesha Williams on the Reno 911 franchise, Desna on Claws, Lolli Ballentine on The Soul Man, Glenda Cleveland on the Netflix series Dahmer, Dr. Jamie Ryan on Never Have I Ever, Flo Kennedy on Mrs. America, Deloris Wise on When They See Us, Denise Hemphill on Scream Queens, and Didi Ortley on Getting On. She hosted the reality show Clean House and the game show Don't Forget the Lyrics! as well as guest hosting 5 episodes of The Masked Singer, Season 5. She also appeared multiple times on the new Match Game. Her best known movie roles are as Gloria Williams in Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story, Richie Jean Jackson in Selma, Michelle in Not Easily Broken, and Naomi in Guess Who. She also voiced Rosalita in the film G-Force, and Bertie on the series Agent Elvis.
Known for
Filmography
- All's Fair · Emerald Greene, Executive producer
- The Hunting Party · Erica Burke
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Grotesquerie · Lois Tryon, Executive producer
- Grotesquerie · Detective
- Cosmetic Criminals · Agent Boudreaux
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Origin · Marion Wilkerson
- Agent Elvis · Bertie (Voice)
- Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist · Deputy Raineesha Williams, Executive producer
- The Rookie: Feds · Simone Clark, Executive producer
- DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story · Glenda Cleveland
- Sherri · Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- Beauty · Beauty's Mother
- Don't Forget the Lyrics! · Self
- Human Resources · Hope (Voice)
- Reno 911! Defunded · Deputy Raineesha Williams
- About Last Night · Self
- Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon · Deputy Raineesha Williams, Executive producer
- Secret Celebrity Renovation · Self
- I Can See Your Voice · Self
- Reno 911! · Deputy Raineesha Williams
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's · Self
- Never Have I Ever · Dr. Jamie Ryan
- Mrs. America · Flo Kennedy
- Uncorked · Sylvia
- Behind Her Faith · Self
- Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story · Gloria Williams, Co-producer
- Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire · Shocktress (Voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- When They See Us · Deloris Wise
- Love, Death & Robots · Massager (Voice)
- The Masked Singer · Self
- The Rookie · Simone Clark
- A Million Little Things · Gloria
- What the Fit · Self
- A.P. Bio · Kim
- Family Feud · Foremother
- Downsizing · Leisureland Salesperson
- Cook-Off! · Ladybug Briggs
- Drop the Mic · Self
- Steve · Self
- Claws · Desna
- Speechless · Kiki
- The $100,000 Pyramid · Self
- Match Game · Self
- Chelsea · Self
- Angie Tribeca · Pandora
- Taraji's White Hot Holidays · Self
- Scream Queens · Denise Hemphill
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Celebrity Family Feud · Self
- Fresh Off the Boat · Wilhelmina
- Selma · Richie Jean Jackson
- Walk of Shame · Bus Driver
- Bad Teacher · Carla
- Getting On · Didi Ortley
- Masters of Sex · Louise Bell
- Nurse 3-D · Regina
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine · Debbie
- Hollywood Game Night · Self
- Trust Me · Angie
- The Mindy Project · Dr. Jean Fishman
- The Soul Man · Lolli Ballentine
- Leave It to Niecy
- Conan · Self
- The Talk · Self
- The Cleveland Show
- Modern Family · Joan
- G-Force · Rosalita
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- The Proposal · Stewardess (uncredited)
- RuPaul's Drag Race · Self
- Not Easily Broken · Michelle
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy · Self
- Gary Unmarried · Charleen
- Do Not Disturb · Rhonda