Actor profile

Amanda Seales

1st July 1981 Inglewood, California, USA Acting

Amanda Ingrid Seales (born July 1, 1981), formerly known by the stage names Amanda Diva and Mendacious D, is a Grenadian-American actress. From 2017 to 2021, she starred in the HBO comedy series Insecure. In 2019, HBO released her first stand-up comedy special, I Be Knowin. Then, in 2020, Seales launched Smart Funny & Black, a comedy gameshow that showcases Black culture, history, and experience. Seales was also one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show, The Real.

9 Movies 21 TV Shows 30 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Disappearance of Miss Scott poster

The Disappearance of Miss Scott 21st February 2025 as Self

Insecure: The End poster

Insecure: The End 26th December 2021 as Self

Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin' poster

Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin' 26th January 2019 as Self

Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times poster

Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times 20th April 2018 as Shancy

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? poster

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? 4th October 2017 as Self

Ladies Book Club poster

Ladies Book Club 7th June 2016 as Helema

Identical poster

Identical 1st December 2011 as Poet #2

VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments poster

VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments 28th December 2009 as Self

Cop & ½ poster

Cop & ½ 2nd April 1993 as Katy

Celebrity Jeopardy! poster

Celebrity Jeopardy! 25th September 2022 as Self - Contestant

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution poster

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 29th June 2022 as Self

Inventions That Changed History poster

Inventions That Changed History 31st March 2022 as Self - Actress

Finding Magic Mike poster

Finding Magic Mike 26th February 2022 as Self

The Outsiders? 4th October 2021 as Self

Tha God's Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God poster

Tha God's Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God 17th September 2021

Mickey Mouse Funhouse poster

Mickey Mouse Funhouse 20th August 2021 as Annie (voice)

Fast Foodies poster

Fast Foodies 4th February 2021 as Self

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 7th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

Name That Tune poster

Name That Tune 6th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

Floored poster

Floored 27th April 2020 as Self - Guest

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

Bring the Funny poster

Bring the Funny 9th July 2019 as Self - Host

The Fix poster

The Fix 14th December 2018 as Self - Guest

Insecure poster

Insecure 9th October 2016 as Tiffany DuBois

Match Game poster

Match Game 26th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth 14th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

black-ish poster

black-ish 24th September 2014 as Barbara

The Real poster

The Real 15th September 2014 as Host

@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick 21st October 2013 as Self

Master of the Mix 3rd November 2010