
Niecy Nash
Department: Acting
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

Origin
2023

Reno 911!: Miami
2007

Beauty
2022

Horton Hears a Who!
2008

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
2021

Code Name: The Cleaner
2007

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009

The Bachelor
1999

G-Force
2009

Nurse 3-D
2013

Walk of Shame
2014

Trust Me
2013

Cosmetic Criminals
2024

Selma
2014

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
2022

Cook-Off!
2017

The Proposal
2009

Cookie's Fortune
1999

Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
2005

Downsizing
2017

Malibu's Most Wanted
2003

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017

Hair Show
2004

Not Easily Broken
2009

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
2019

Uncorked
2020

Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story
2020

Guess Who
2005

Reno 911! Reno's Most Wanted Uncensored
2007

Boys on the Side
1995

Family Feud
2018

Presidio Med
2002

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Half & Half
2002

American Dad!
2005

Family Guy
1999

One on One
2001

Reba
2001

Judging Amy
1999

The Bernie Mac Show
2001

Reno 911!
2003

Girlfriends
2000

The Boondocks
2005

Popular
1999

Do Not Disturb
2008

Gary Unmarried
2008

ER
1994

Minoriteam
2005

Time of Your Life
1999

Kid Notorious
2003

Clean House
2003

The Cleveland Show
2009

Monk
2002

The Masked Singer
2019

The Soul Man
2012

Getting On
2013

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022

Scream Queens
2015

American Dad!
2005

American Dad!
2005

The Mindy Project
2012

I Can See Your Voice
2020

About Last Night
2022

Claws
2017

Dancing with the Stars
2005

Reno 911! Defunded
2022

Chelsea
2016

Angie Tribeca
2016

The Rookie
2018

The Oscars
1953

Human Resources
2022

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Dancing with the Stars
2005

The $100,000 Pyramid
2016

Pretty/Handsome
—

A.P. Bio
2018

Sherri
2022

The Rookie: Feds
2022

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Bad Teacher
2014

Match Game
2016

Drop the Mic
2017

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Don't Forget the Lyrics!
2022

Gary Unmarried
2008

Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015

Speechless
2016

Celebrity Family Feud
2015

Masters of Sex
2013

Grotesquerie
2024

When They See Us
2019

Tamron Hall
2019

The Masked Singer
2019

That's So Raven
2003

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013

Entertainment Tonight
1981

My Name Is Earl
2005

The View
1997

Modern Family
2009

A Million Little Things
2018

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009

Hollywood Game Night
2013

Match Game
2008

Fresh Off the Boat
2015

Mrs. America
2020

Agent Elvis
2023

Never Have I Ever
2020

Reno 911!
2020

All's Fair
2025

Conan
2010

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020

Love, Death & Robots
2019

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023

American Music Awards
1974

Golden Globe Awards
1944

What the Fit
2018

Leave It to Niecy
2012

Behind Her Faith
2020

The Hunting Party
2025

Party of Five
1994

People's Choice Awards
1975

Hollywood Squares
2025

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003