Niecy Nash-Betts
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.
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- Born:
- Feb 23, 1970 In Palmdale, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 105
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Oscars 1953-03-19
- Latest Project:
- Series Pretty/Handsome 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Pretty/Handsome | Regina | 2025 |
| Movie | Cosmetic Criminals | Agent Boudreaux | 2024-01-07 |
| Series | Grotesquerie | Lois Tryon | 2024-09-25 |
| Series | Agent Elvis | Bertie (voice) | 2023-03-17 |
| Movie | Origin | Marion Wilkerson | 2023-12-08 |
| Series | Human Resources | Hope (voice) | 2022-03-18 |
| Series | Reno 911! Defunded | Deputy Raineesha Williams | 2022-02-25 |
| Series | About Last Night | Self | 2022-02-10 |
| Movie | Beauty | Beauty's Mother | 2022-06-11 |
| Series | Don't Forget the Lyrics | Self - Host | 2022-05-23 |
| Series | Sherri | Self - Guest | 2022-09-12 |
| Series | DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Glenda Cleveland | 2022-09-21 |
| Series | The Rookie: Feds | Simone Clark | 2022-09-27 |
| Movie | Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist | Deputy Raineesha Williams | 2022-12-03 |
| Series | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Unknown | 2022-09-12 |
| Movie | Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon | Deputy Raineesha Williams | 2021-12-23 |
| Movie | Uncorked | Sylvia | 2020-03-27 |
| Movie | Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story | Gloria Williams | 2020-01-18 |
| Series | Mrs. America | Flo Kennedy | 2020-04-15 |
| Series | I Can See Your Voice | Unknown | 2020-09-23 |
| Series | Never Have I Ever | Dr. Jamie Ryan | 2020-04-27 |
| Series | Reno 911! | Deputy Raineesha Williams / TT | 2020-05-04 |
| Series | When They See Us | Deloris Wise | 2019-05-31 |
| Series | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Unknown | 2019-09-09 |
| Series | The Masked Singer | Self - Guest Panelist | 2019-01-02 |
| Series | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | 2019-09-09 |
| Movie | Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire | Shocktress (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
| Series | A.P. Bio | Kim | 2018-02-01 |
| Series | A Million Little Things | Gloria | 2018-09-26 |
| Series | The Rookie | Simone Clark | 2018-10-16 |
| Series | Claws | Desna | 2017-06-11 |
| Series | Drop the Mic | Self | 2017-10-24 |
| Movie | Downsizing | Leisureland Salesperson | 2017-12-22 |
| Movie | Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special | Self | 2017-12-14 |
| Series | Chelsea | Self | 2016-05-11 |
| Series | Match Game | Self - Panelist | 2016-06-26 |
| Series | Angie Tribeca | Pandora | 2016-01-17 |
| Series | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | 2016-06-27 |
| Series | Speechless | Kiki | 2016-09-21 |
| Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015-08-02 |
| Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
| Series | Scream Queens | Denise Hemphill | 2015-09-22 |
| Series | Taraji's White Hot Holidays | Self | 2015-12-09 |
| Series | Bad Teacher | Unknown | 2014-04-24 |
| Movie | Walk of Shame | Bus Driver | 2014-05-02 |
| Movie | Selma | Richie Jean Jackson | 2014-12-25 |
| Series | Hollywood Game Night | Self | 2013-07-11 |
| Movie | Trust Me | Angie | 2013-04-20 |
| Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Debbie | 2013-09-17 |
| Movie | Nurse 3-D | Regina | 2013-09-28 |
| Series | Masters of Sex | Louise Bell | 2013-09-29 |
| Series | Getting On | Didi Ortley | 2013-11-24 |
| Series | The Soul Man | Lolli Ballentine | 2012-06-20 |
| Series | The Mindy Project | Dr. Jean Fishman | 2012-09-25 |
| Series | Ben and Kate | Roz | 2012-09-25 |
| Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
| Series | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Judge | 2009-02-02 |
| Movie | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | The Proposal | Stewardess (uncredited) | 2009-06-02 |
| Movie | Not Easily Broken | Michelle | 2009-01-09 |
| Series | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009-07-16 |
| Series | The Cleveland Show | Unknown | 2009-09-27 |
| Series | Modern Family | Joan | 2009-09-23 |
| Movie | G-Force | Rosalita | 2009-07-24 |
| Movie | Horton Hears a Who! | Miss Yelp (voice) | 2008-03-03 |
| Series | Match Game | Panelist | 2008-07-22 |
| Series | Do Not Disturb | Rhonda | 2008-09-10 |
| Series | Gary Unmarried | Charleen | 2008-09-24 |
| Movie | Code Name: The Cleaner | Jacuzzi | 2007-01-05 |
| Movie | Reno 911!: Miami | Deputy Raineesha Williams | 2007-02-23 |
| Movie | Reno 911! Reno's Most Wanted Uncensored | 2007-02-27 | |
| Movie | Cook-Off! | Ladybug Briggs | 2007-11-17 |
| Movie | Guess Who | Naomi | 2005-03-25 |
| Series | American Dad! | Lorraine (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
| Series | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Guest Judge | 2005-06-01 |
| Series | The Boondocks | Unknown | 2005-11-06 |
| Series | Minoriteam | Unknown | 2005-11-06 |
| Movie | Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie | Mama Robin (voice) | 2005-10-17 |
| Series | My Name Is Earl | Rhonda Gibbs | 2005-09-20 |
| Movie | Hair Show | Debra | 2004-10-17 |
| Series | That's So Raven | Madame Cassandra / Shirley | 2003-01-17 |
| Series | Kid Notorious | Tollie Mae (voice) | 2003-10-22 |
| Movie | Malibu's Most Wanted | Gladys | 2003-04-10 |
| Series | Reno 911! | Deputy Raineesha Williams | 2003-07-23 |
| Series | Clean House | 2003-09-03 | |
| Series | Monk | Varla Davis | 2002-07-12 |
| Series | Presidio Med | Unknown | 2002-09-24 |
| Series | Half & Half | Carla | 2002-09-23 |
| Series | One on One | Unknown | 2001-09-03 |
| Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Unknown | 2001-11-14 |
| Series | Reba | Unknown | 2001-10-05 |
| Series | Girlfriends | Unknown | 2000-09-11 |
| Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Snuff Film Processor | 2000-10-06 |
| Movie | Cookie's Fortune | Wanda Carter | 1999-03-24 |
| Series | Judging Amy | Officer Letitia Sitz | 1999-09-19 |
| Series | Family Guy | Sheila (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
| Movie | The Bachelor | African-American Bride | 1999-11-05 |
| Series | Time of Your Life | Unknown | 1999-10-25 |
| Series | Popular | Unknown | 1999-09-29 |
| Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Boys on the Side | Woman at Diner | 1995-02-03 |
| Series | ER | Judith Anderson | 1994-09-19 |
| Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988-09-05 |
| Series | Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981-09-15 |
| Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |