
Kellita Smith
Born:
11/07/1969
(54 yo)
Birth place: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Citizenship : USA
Occupation : Actress , Former Model
Active Years:
1993 to present
Summary
Kellita Smith (born July 11, 1969) is an American comedian, model and actress, best known for her role as Wanda McCullough in the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show (2001-2006).
Biography
Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Oakland. In early years she worked as a supermodel. She began her acting career on stage in a regional productions of Tell It Like It Tiz. Other theatrical credits include the Los Angeles productions of No Place to be Somebody at the K.C. Theatre Company, Feelings (The Hudson Theatre) for which she won an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1996, The Thirteenth Thorn (Complex Theatre) for which she was nominated for an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Actress, and One Woman Two Lives, which premiered at The Imagined Life Theater in July 2009.
On television, Smith made her debut in an episode of In Living Color and later guest-starred on Living Single, Moesha, The Parkers and NYPD Blue. She had the recurring roles in Martin, Sister, Sister, Malcolm & Eddie and The Jamie Foxx Show. In 2001 she was cast opposite Bernie Mac in the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show. The series aired on Fox for five seasons from 2001 to 2006. She was nominated four times for a NAACP Image Award for her role as Wanda McCullough on The Bernie Mac Show. In film, Smith co-starred alongside Mo'Nique in the Hair Show (2004), and later appeared in Fair Game, King's Ransom, Roll Bounce and Three Can Play That Game. In 2012 she returned to television with the role of First Lady Katherine Johnson in the syndicated sitcom, The First Family. In 2014, Smith was cast as Roberta Warren in the Syfy post-apocalyptic series, Z Nation. In this role, she also appeared on Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! in 2015.
Websites & Social Networks
https://twitter.com/kellitasmith1
https://www.facebook.com/Kellita-Smith-179491032069690
Carrer (Filmography, Discography, Awards...)
Filmography
Film
- 1994 House Party 3
- 1995 The Crossing Guard
- 2000 Retiring
- 2000 Masquerade
- 2001 Kingdom Come
- 2004 Hair Show
- 2005 Fair Game
- 2005 King's Ransom
- 2005 Roll Bounce
- 2007 Three Can Play That Game
- 2007 Feel the Noise
- 2010 Conspiracy X
- 2010 From Cape Town with Love (Short film)
- 2011 She's Not Our Sister
- 2012 Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
- 2013 The Love Section
- 2014 Imperial Dreams
- 2014 The Choir Director
- 2015 A Deadly Adoption
- 2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
- 2015 The Preacher's Son
- 2015 The Man in 3B
Television
- 1993 In Living Color
- 1993 Living Single
- 1994 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
- 1994–95 Martin Tracy (10 episodes)
- 1995 Sister, Sister
- 1996 The Wayans Bros.
- 1996 Dangerous Minds
- 1996 Moesha
- 1997 High Incident
- 1997 Malcolm & Eddie
- 1997 The Parent 'Hood
- 1997–99 The Jamie Foxx Show (7 episodes)
- 1999 The Steve Harvey Show
- 1999 The Parkers
- 2000 For Your Love
- 2001 Nash Bridges
- 2001 NYPD Blue
- 2001–06 The Bernie Mac Show (104 episodes)
- Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2003-2005)
- Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2006)
- Nominated — BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2004-2005)
- 2012–2013 The First Family First Lady (36 episodes)
- Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2013)
- 2014–present Z Nation