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Kellita Smith
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Kellita Smith
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1969-01-15,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Kellita Smith (born January 15, 1969) is an American comedian, model and actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Wanda McCullough, Bernie Mac's wife in the FOX sitcom The Bernie Mac Show which originally ran from 2001 to 2006. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kellita Smith was raised in Oakland, California. She studied at Santa Rosa Junior College, receiving her associate degree in political science. In early years, she worked as a model and began her acting career on stage in a regional production 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, Kellita Smith made her debut in an episode of In Living Color and later guest-starred on Living Single, Moesha, 3rd Rock from the Sun, 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, she 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, Kellita Smith returned to television with the role of First Lady Katherine Johnson in the syndicated sitcom, The First Family. In 2014, she 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.

Filmography

The Crossing Guard

6

The Crossing Guard
1995-11-15

4.8

King's Ransom
2005-04-22

6.7

Roll Bounce
2005-09-23

Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation

9

Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
2012-02-10

5.7

Hair Show
2004-10-17

6.2

Fair Game
2005-02-12

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

4.6

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
2015-07-22

She's Not Our Sister

10

She's Not Our Sister
2011-06-25

Three Can Play That Game

3.8

Three Can Play That Game
2007-01-01

A Deadly Adoption

4.9

A Deadly Adoption
2015-06-20

DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis

0

DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis
2010-06-15

6.2

The Man in 3B
2015-11-06

The Secret She Kept

6.8

The Secret She Kept
2016-07-10

The Preacher's Son

6.9

The Preacher's Son
2017-01-09

Imperial Dreams

6.6

Imperial Dreams
2014-01-20

10

Masquerade
2000-11-10

5

Q: The Movie
1999-01-01

6.6

Kingdom Come
2001-04-11

Retiring Tatiana

0

Retiring Tatiana
2000-01-18

6

Influence
2020-02-20

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

8

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012-02-19

Malcolm & Eddie

7.7

Malcolm & Eddie
1996-08-26

7.8

Martin
1992-08-27

The Bernie Mac Show

6.4

The Bernie Mac Show
2001-11-14

The Wayans Bros.

7.1

The Wayans Bros.
1995-01-11

The Jamie Foxx Show

6.8

The Jamie Foxx Show
1996-08-28

8.2

This Is Us
2016-09-20

7.3

Sister, Sister
1994-04-01

The Parent 'Hood

7.2

The Parent 'Hood
1995-01-18

6.8

Moesha
1996-01-23

8.2

The Parkers
1999-08-30

The Steve Harvey Show

6.9

The Steve Harvey Show
1996-08-25

8.4

Living Single
1993-08-29

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

6.4

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992-09-22

10

In the Cut
2015-08-25

7.24

Z Nation
2014-09-12

6.8

Hell's Kitchen
2005-05-30

6.8

Lace
2021-11-04

7.6

From Scratch
2022-10-21

10

For Your Love
1998-03-17

The First Family

10

The First Family
2012-09-22