
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.
Series | Pretty/Handsome | Regina | 2026 |
Series | Grotesquerie | Lois Tryon | 2024-09-25 |
Movie | Cosmetic Criminals | Agent Boudreaux | 2024-01-07 |
Series | Agent Elvis | Bertie (voice) | 2023-03-17 |
Movie | Origin | Marion Wilkerson | 2023-12-08 |
Series | Don't Forget the Lyrics! | Self - Host | 2022-05-23 |
Series | Reno 911! Defunded | Deputy Raineesha Williams | 2022-02-25 |
Movie | Beauty | Beauty's Mother | 2022-06-11 |
Series | About Last Night | Self | 2022-02-10 |
Series | Human Resources | Hope (voice) | 2022-03-18 |
Series | Sherri | Self - Guest | 2022-09-12 |
Series | The Rookie: Feds | Simone Clark | 2022-09-27 |
Series | DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Glenda Cleveland | 2022-09-21 |
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 | Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story | Gloria Williams | 2020-01-18 |
Movie | Uncorked | Sylvia | 2020-03-27 |
Series | Reno 911! | Deputy Raineesha Williams | 2020-05-04 |
Series | I Can See Your Voice | Unknown | 2020-09-23 |
Series | Never Have I Ever | Dr. Jamie Ryan | 2020-04-27 |
Series | Mrs. America | Flo Kennedy | 2020-04-15 |
Series | The Masked Singer | Self - Guest Panelist | 2019-01-02 |
Series | When They See Us | Deloris Wise | 2019-05-31 |
Series | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Unknown | 2019-09-09 |
Movie | Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire | Shocktress (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
Series | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | 2019-09-09 |
Movie | Family Feud | Foremother | 2018-01-04 |
Series | A.P. Bio | Kim | 2018-02-01 |
Series | The Rookie | Simone Clark | 2018-10-16 |
Series | A Million Little Things | Gloria | 2018-09-26 |
Series | Claws | Desna | 2017-06-11 |
Series | Drop the Mic | Self | 2017-10-24 |
Movie | Downsizing | Leisureland Salesperson | 2017-12-22 |
Movie | Cook-Off! | Ladybug Briggs | 2017-11-17 |
Movie | Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special | Self | 2017-12-14 |
Series | Angie Tribeca | Pandora | 2016-01-17 |
Series | Chelsea | Self | 2016-05-11 |
Series | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | 2016-06-27 |
Series | Match Game | Self - Panelist | 2016-06-26 |
Series | Speechless | Kiki | 2016-09-21 |
Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015-08-02 |
Series | Taraji's White Hot Holidays | Self | 2015-12-09 |
Series | Scream Queens | Denise Hemphill | 2015-09-22 |
Series | Bad Teacher | Unknown | 2014-04-24 |
Movie | Selma | Richie Jean Jackson | 2014-12-25 |
Movie | Walk of Shame | Bus Driver | 2014-05-02 |
Series | Hollywood Game Night | Self | 2013-07-11 |
Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Debbie | 2013-09-17 |
Movie | Trust Me | Angie | 2013-04-20 |
Series | Getting On | Didi Ortley | 2013-11-24 |
Series | Masters of Sex | Louise Bell | 2013-09-29 |
Movie | Nurse 3-D | Regina | 2013-09-28 |
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 |
Movie | Not Easily Broken | Michelle | 2009-01-09 |
Movie | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | 2009-01-01 |
Movie | The Proposal | Stewardess (uncredited) | 2009-06-02 |
Series | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Judge | 2009-02-02 |
Series | Modern Family | Joan | 2009-09-23 |
Series | The Cleveland Show | Unknown | 2009-09-27 |
Movie | G-Force | Rosalita | 2009-07-24 |
Series | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009-07-16 |
Series | Match Game | Panelist | 2008-07-22 |
Movie | Horton Hears a Who! | Miss Yelp (voice) | 2008-03-03 |
Series | Gary Unmarried | Charleen | 2008-09-24 |
Series | Do Not Disturb | Rhonda | 2008-09-10 |
Movie | Code Name: The Cleaner | Jacuzzi | 2007-01-05 |
Movie | Reno 911! Reno's Most Wanted Uncensored | 2007-02-27 | |
Movie | Reno 911!: Miami | Deputy Raineesha Williams | 2007-02-23 |
Movie | Guess Who | Naomi | 2005-03-25 |
Series | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Guest Judge | 2005-06-01 |
Series | American Dad! | Lorraine (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Series | My Name Is Earl | Rhonda Gibbs | 2005-09-20 |
Series | Minoriteam | Unknown | 2005-11-06 |
Movie | Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie | Mama Robin (voice) | 2005-10-17 |
Series | The Boondocks | Unknown | 2005-11-06 |
Movie | Hair Show | Debra | 2004-10-17 |
Movie | Malibu's Most Wanted | Gladys | 2003-04-10 |
Series | That's So Raven | Madame Cassandra / Shirley | 2003-01-17 |
Series | Reno 911! | Deputy Raineesha Williams | 2003-07-23 |
Series | Clean House | 2003-09-03 | |
Series | Kid Notorious | Tollie Mae (voice) | 2003-10-22 |
Series | Monk | Varla Davis | 2002-07-12 |
Series | Half & Half | Carla | 2002-09-23 |
Series | Presidio Med | Unknown | 2002-09-24 |
Series | One on One | Unknown | 2001-09-03 |
Series | Reba | Unknown | 2001-10-05 |
Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Benita | 2001-11-14 |
Series | Girlfriends | Unknown | 2000-09-11 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Snuff Film Processor | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Family Guy | Sheila (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
Series | Judging Amy | Officer Letitia Sitz | 1999-09-19 |
Movie | Cookie's Fortune | Wanda Carter | 1999-03-24 |
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 |