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.

Filmography

• All's Fair — Emerald Greene, Executive Producer
• The Hunting Party — Erica Burke
• 2024Cosmetic Criminals — Agent Boudreaux
• Grotesquerie — Lois Tryon, Executive Producer
• Agent Elvis — Bertie (voice)
• 2023Origin — Marion Wilkerson
• 2022Beauty — Beauty's Mother
• DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story — Glenda Cleveland
• Human Resources — Hope (voice)
• Reno 911! Defunded — Deputy Raineesha Williams
• 2022Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist — Deputy Raineesha Williams, Executive Producer
• The Rookie: Feds — Simone Clark, Executive Producer
• 2021Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon — Deputy Raineesha Williams, Executive Producer
• Mrs. America — Flo Kennedy
• Never Have I Ever — Dr. Jamie Ryan
• Reno 911! — Deputy Raineesha Williams
• 2020Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story — Gloria Williams, Co-Producer
• 2020Uncorked — Sylvia
• Love, Death & Robots — Massager (voice)
• 2019Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire — Shocktress (voice)
• When They See Us — Deloris Wise
• A Million Little Things — Gloria
• A.P. Bio — Kim
• 2018Family Feud — Foremother
• The Rookie — Simone Clark
• Claws — Desna
• 2017Cook-Off! — Ladybug Briggs
• 2017Downsizing — Leisureland Salesperson
• Angie Tribeca — Pandora
• Speechless — Kiki
• Fresh Off the Boat — Wilhelmina
• Scream Queens — Denise Hemphill
• Bad Teacher — Carla
• 2014Selma — Richie Jean Jackson
• 2014Walk of Shame — Bus Driver
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Debbie
• Getting On — Didi Ortley
• Masters of Sex — Louise Bell
• 2013Nurse 3-D — Regina
• 2013Trust Me — Angie
• Leave It to Niecy
• The Mindy Project — Dr. Jean Fishman
• The Soul Man — Lolli Ballentine
• 2009G-Force — Rosalita
• Modern Family — Joan
• 2009Not Easily Broken — Michelle
• The Cleveland Show
• 2009The Proposal — Stewardess (uncredited)
• Do Not Disturb — Rhonda
• Gary Unmarried — Charleen
• 2008Horton Hears a Who! — Miss Yelp (voice)
• Match Game — Panelist
• 2007Code Name: The Cleaner — Jacuzzi
• 2007Reno 911! Reno's Most Wanted Uncensored
• 2007Reno 911!: Miami — Deputy Raineesha Williams
• American Dad! — Patty LaBelle (voice), Angel (voice), Lorraine (voice)
• 2005Guess Who — Naomi
• 2005Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie — Mama Robin (voice)
• Minoriteam
• My Name Is Earl — Rhonda Gibbs
• The Boondocks — Cookie Freeman (voice)
• 2004Hair Show — Debra
• Clean House — Producer
• Kid Notorious — Tollie Mae (voice)
• 2003Malibu's Most Wanted — Gladys
• Reno 911! — Deputy Raineesha Williams
• That's So Raven — Shirley
• Half & Half — Carla
• Monk — Varla Davis
• Presidio Med — Nurse
• One on One — Darla
• Reba — Maya
• The Bernie Mac Show — Benita
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Snuff Film Processor
• Girlfriends — LaShelle
• 1999Cookie's Fortune — Wanda Carter
• Family Guy — Sheila (voice)
• Judging Amy — Officer Letitia Sitz
• Popular — Teacher
• 1999The Bachelor — African-American Bride
• Time of Your Life
• Rude Awakening — Gaynielle, Caller
• 1995Boys on the Side — Woman at Diner
• ER — Judith Anderson
• Party of Five — Nurse
• Pretty/Handsome — Regina

Appearances as themselves (39)

• Hollywood Squares — Self
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• About Last Night — Self
• Don't Forget the Lyrics! — Self - Host
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest
• Secret Celebrity Renovation — Self
• Behind Her Faith — Self
• Bottomless Brunch at Colman's — Self
• I Can See Your Voice — Self - Guest Panelist
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Masked Singer — Self - Guest Panelist, Self - Guest Host
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• What the Fit — Self
• Drop the Mic — Self
• Steve — Self
• Chelsea — Self
• Match Game — Self - Panelist
• The $100,000 Pyramid — Self
• Celebrity Family Feud — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• Taraji's White Hot Holidays — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Hollywood Game Night — Self
• Conan — Self
• The Talk — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy — Self
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant, Self - Guest Judge
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The View — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• American Music Awards — Self - Presenter
• The Oscars — Self
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee / Presenter