Niecy Nash-Betts

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

116

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-02-23 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Palmdale, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Niecy Nash
  • Niecy Nash Betts
  • Carol Denise Betts
  • Carol Denise Ensley
  • 奈西·娜許
  • Carol Denise Nash
  • نیسی نش-بتس

Niecy Nash-Betts

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

The Proposal
7.2%

The Proposal

Jun 2, 2009

Family Guy
7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

Downsizing
5.4%

Downsizing

Dec 22, 2017

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
8.2%

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Sep 17, 2013

Horton Hears a Who!
6.5%

Horton Hears a Who!

Mar 3, 2008

Modern Family
7.9%

Modern Family

Sep 23, 2009

The Rookie
8.5%

The Rookie

Oct 16, 2018

Selma
7.4%

Selma

Dec 25, 2014

American Dad!
7.0%

American Dad!

Feb 6, 2005

American Dad!
7.0%

American Dad!

Feb 6, 2005

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Acting

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

Production

All's Fair as Executive Producer
2024
Grotesquerie as Executive Producer
2022
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist as Executive Producer
2022
The Rookie: Feds as Executive Producer
2021
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon as Executive Producer
2020
Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story as Co-Producer
2003
Clean House as Producer
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