Niecy Nash

Known for

Acting

Born

February 23, 1970 (age 56)

Birthplace

Palmdale, California, USA

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 ne...

Best known work

The Proposal

2009

Family Guy

1999

Downsizing

2017

Love, Death & Robots

2019

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013

Horton Hears a Who!

2008

The Rookie

2018

Modern Family

2009

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

2022

American Dad!

2005

Filmography

TBA
Pretty/HandsomeTV
as Regina (1 episode)
2025
All's FairTV
as Emerald Greene (9 episodes), Executive Producer
2025
The Hunting PartyTV
as Erica Burke (1 episode)
2025
Hollywood SquaresTV
as Self (1 episode)
2024
GrotesquerieTV
as Lois Tryon (10 episodes), Executive Producer
2024
Cosmetic Criminals
as Agent Boudreaux
2023
Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterTV
as Self (1 episode)
2023
Origin
as Marion Wilkerson
2023
Agent ElvisTV
as Bertie (voice) (10 episodes)
2022
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
as Deputy Raineesha Williams, Executive Producer
2022
The Rookie: FedsTV
as Simone Clark (22 episodes), Executive Producer
2022
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryTV
as Glenda Cleveland (10 episodes)
2022
SherriTV
as Self - Guest (5 episodes)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
as Self - Guest (3 episodes)
2022
Beauty
as Beauty's Mother
2022
Don't Forget the Lyrics!TV
as Self - Host (35 episodes)
2022
Human ResourcesTV
as Hope (voice) (6 episodes)
2022
Reno 911! DefundedTV
as Deputy Raineesha Williams (11 episodes)
2022
About Last NightTV
as Self (1 episode)
2021
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
as Deputy Raineesha Williams, Executive Producer
2021
Secret Celebrity RenovationTV
as Self (1 episode)
2020
I Can See Your VoiceTV
as Self - Guest Panelist (2 episodes)
2020
Reno 911!TV
as Deputy Raineesha Williams (25 episodes)
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sTV
as Self (1 episode)
2020
Never Have I EverTV
as Dr. Jamie Ryan (16 episodes)