Actor profile

Niecy Nash

23rd February 1970 Palmdale, California, USA Acting

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.

31 Movies 91 TV Shows 122 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Cosmetic Criminals poster

Cosmetic Criminals 7th January 2024 as Agent Boudreaux

Origin poster

Origin 8th December 2023 as Marion Wilkerson

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist poster

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist 3rd December 2022 as Deputy Raineesha Williams

Beauty poster

Beauty 29th June 2022 as Beauty's Mother

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon poster

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon 23rd December 2021 as Deputy Raineesha Williams

Uncorked poster

Uncorked 27th March 2020 as Sylvia

Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story poster

Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story 18th January 2020 as Gloria Williams

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire poster

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire 18th December 2019 as Shocktress (voice)

Family Feud poster

Family Feud 4th January 2018 as Foremother

Downsizing poster

Downsizing 22nd December 2017 as Leisureland Salesperson

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special poster

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special 14th December 2017 as Self

Cook-Off! poster

Cook-Off! 17th November 2017 as Ladybug Briggs

Selma poster

Selma 25th December 2014 as Richie Jean Jackson

Walk of Shame poster

Walk of Shame 2nd May 2014 as Bus Driver

Nurse 3-D poster

Nurse 3-D 28th September 2013 as Regina

Trust Me poster

Trust Me 20th April 2013 as Angie

G-Force poster

G-Force 24th July 2009 as Rosalita

The Proposal poster

The Proposal 2nd June 2009 as Stewardess (uncredited)

Not Easily Broken poster

Not Easily Broken 9th January 2009 as Michelle

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy poster

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy 1st January 2009 as Self

Horton Hears a Who! poster

Horton Hears a Who! 3rd March 2008 as Miss Yelp (voice)

Reno 911! Reno's Most Wanted Uncensored poster

Reno 911! Reno's Most Wanted Uncensored 27th February 2007

Reno 911!: Miami poster

Reno 911!: Miami 23rd February 2007 as Deputy Raineesha Williams

Code Name: The Cleaner poster

Code Name: The Cleaner 5th January 2007 as Jacuzzi

Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie poster

Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie 17th October 2005 as Mama Robin (voice)

Guess Who poster

Guess Who 25th March 2005 as Naomi

Hair Show poster

Hair Show 17th October 2004 as Debra

Malibu's Most Wanted poster

Malibu's Most Wanted 10th April 2003 as Gladys

The Bachelor poster

The Bachelor 5th November 1999 as African-American Bride

Cookie's Fortune poster

Cookie's Fortune 24th March 1999 as Wanda Carter

Boys on the Side poster

Boys on the Side 3rd February 1995 as Woman at Diner

All's Fair poster

All's Fair 4th November 2025 as Emerald Greene

The Hunting Party poster

The Hunting Party 19th January 2025 as Erica Burke

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 16th January 2025 as Self

Grotesquerie poster

Grotesquerie 25th September 2024 as Lois Tryon

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter 31st December 2023 as Self

Agent Elvis poster

Agent Elvis 17th March 2023 as Bertie (voice)

The Rookie: Feds poster

The Rookie: Feds 27th September 2022 as Simone Clark

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story poster

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story 21st September 2022 as Glenda Cleveland

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

Don't Forget the Lyrics! poster

Don't Forget the Lyrics! 23rd May 2022 as Self - Host

Human Resources poster

Human Resources 18th March 2022 as Hope (voice)

Reno 911! Defunded poster

Reno 911! Defunded 25th February 2022 as Deputy Raineesha Williams

About Last Night poster

About Last Night 10th February 2022 as Self

I Can See Your Voice poster

I Can See Your Voice 23rd September 2020 as Self - Guest Panelist

Reno 911! poster

Reno 911! 4th May 2020 as Deputy Raineesha Williams

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's poster

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's 3rd May 2020 as Self

Never Have I Ever poster

Never Have I Ever 27th April 2020 as Dr. Jamie Ryan

Mrs. America poster

Mrs. America 15th April 2020 as Flo Kennedy

Behind Her Faith poster

Behind Her Faith 26th March 2020 as Self

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

When They See Us poster

When They See Us 31st May 2019 as Deloris Wise

Love, Death & Robots poster

Love, Death & Robots 15th March 2019 as Massager (voice)

The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer 2nd January 2019 as Self - Guest Host

The Rookie poster

The Rookie 16th October 2018 as Simone Clark

A Million Little Things poster

A Million Little Things 26th September 2018 as Gloria

What the Fit poster

What the Fit 15th March 2018 as Self

A.P. Bio poster

A.P. Bio 1st February 2018 as Kim

Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic 24th October 2017 as Self

Steve poster

Steve 5th September 2017 as Self

Claws poster

Claws 11th June 2017 as Desna

Speechless poster

Speechless 21st September 2016 as Kiki

The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid 27th June 2016 as Self

Match Game poster

Match Game 26th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

Chelsea poster

Chelsea 11th May 2016 as Self

Angie Tribeca poster

Angie Tribeca 17th January 2016 as Pandora

Taraji's White Hot Holidays poster

Taraji's White Hot Holidays 9th December 2015 as Self

Scream Queens poster

Scream Queens 22nd September 2015 as Denise Hemphill

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self - Guest

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2nd August 2015 as Self

Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud 21st June 2015 as Self

Fresh Off the Boat poster

Fresh Off the Boat 4th February 2015 as Wilhelmina

Bad Teacher poster

Bad Teacher 24th April 2014 as Carla

Getting On poster

Getting On 24th November 2013 as Didi Ortley

Masters of Sex poster

Masters of Sex 29th September 2013 as Louise Bell

Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster

Brooklyn Nine-Nine 17th September 2013 as Debbie

Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night 11th July 2013 as Self

The Mindy Project poster

The Mindy Project 25th September 2012 as Dr. Jean Fishman

The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man 20th June 2012 as Lolli Ballentine

Leave It to Niecy 25th March 2012

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

The Cleveland Show poster

The Cleveland Show 27th September 2009

Modern Family poster

Modern Family 23rd September 2009 as Joan

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race 2nd February 2009 as Self - Guest Judge

Gary Unmarried poster

Gary Unmarried 24th September 2008 as Charleen

Do Not Disturb poster

Do Not Disturb 10th September 2008 as Rhonda

Match Game poster

Match Game 22nd July 2008 as Panelist

Minoriteam poster

Minoriteam 6th November 2005

The Boondocks poster

The Boondocks 6th November 2005

My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl 20th September 2005 as Rhonda Gibbs

Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars 1st June 2005 as Self - Guest Judge

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Lorraine (voice)

Kid Notorious poster

Kid Notorious 22nd October 2003 as Tollie Mae (voice)

Clean House poster

Clean House 3rd September 2003

Reno 911! poster

Reno 911! 23rd July 2003 as Deputy Raineesha Williams

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

That's So Raven poster

That's So Raven 17th January 2003 as Shirley

Presidio Med poster

Presidio Med 24th September 2002 as Nurse

Half & Half poster

Half & Half 23rd September 2002 as Carla

Monk poster

Monk 12th July 2002 as Varla Davis

The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show 14th November 2001 as Benita

Reba poster

Reba 5th October 2001 as Maya

One on One poster

One on One 3rd September 2001 as Darla

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Snuff Film Processor

Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends 11th September 2000 as LaShelle

Time of Your Life poster

Time of Your Life 25th October 1999

Popular poster

Popular 29th September 1999 as Teacher

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Officer Letitia Sitz

Family Guy poster

Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Sheila (voice)

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Judith Anderson

Party of Five poster

Party of Five 12th September 1994 as Nurse

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight 15th September 1981 as Self

People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards 4th March 1975 as Self - Presenter

American Music Awards poster

American Music Awards 19th February 1974 as Self - Presenter

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Nominee / Presenter

Pretty/Handsome poster

Pretty/Handsome as Regina