Kellita Smith

Kellita Smith (born January 15, 1969)[3] is an American actress, model and comedian. She is best known for her role as Wanda McCullough, Bernie Mac's wife on the FOX sitcom The Bernie Mac Show.[4]

Kellita Smith
Born	January 15, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1][2]
Nationality	American
Education	Santa Rosa Junior College
Occupation	Actress model comedian
Years active	1993–present
Known for	Wanda McCullough – The Bernie Mac Show

Life and career

Born in Chicago, Illinois,[5][6] Smith was raised in Oakland, California.[7] Smith studied at Santa Rosa Junior College, receiving her associate degree in political science.

In early years, Smith worked as a model. Smith began her acting career on stage in a regional production of Tell It Like It Tiz.[8] 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,[8] 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, 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 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, Smith co-starred alongside Mo'Nique in Hair Show (2004), and later appeared in Fair Game, King's Ransom, Roll Bounce and Three Can Play That Game.

In 2012, Smith returned to television with the role of First Lady Katherine Johnson in the syndicated sitcom, The First Family.[9] In 2014, Smith was cast as Roberta Warren in the Syfy post-apocalyptic series, Z Nation.[10] In this role, she also appeared on Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! in 2015.[11]

She is also described as B. Rosenberg Rosenberger’s African American girlfriend in Charlie Kaufman’s Novel Antkind.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	House Party 3	Maxine	Uncredited
1995	The Crossing Guard	Tanya
2000	Retiring Tatiana	CeCe
2000	Masquerade	Monica	Television film
2001	Kingdom Come	Bernice Talbot
2004	Hair Show	Angela Whittaker
2005	Fair Game	Cheryl
2005	King's Ransom	Renee King
2005	Roll Bounce	Vivian
2007	Three Can Play That Game	Carla
2007	Feel the Noise	Tanya
2010	Conspiracy X	Justice Jackie Woods
2010	From Cape Town with Love	Marsha	Short film
2011	She's Not Our Sister	Vivian	Television film
2012	Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation	Madame L
2013	The Love Section	Pat Darden
2014	Imperial Dreams	Tanya
2014	The Choir Director	Anita Emerson
2015	A Deadly Adoption	Officer F. Mason	Television Film
2015	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!	Sergeant Roberta Warren	Television Film
2015	The Man in 3B	Det. Anderson
2017	The Preacher's Son	Anita Emerson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	In Living Color		Episode: "Dirty Little Dick"
1993	Living Single	Susan	Episode: "A Kiss Before Lying"
1994	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Jaclyn	Episode: "Clothes Make the Man"
1994–1995	Martin	Tracy	Recurring role, 10 episodes
1995	Sister, Sister	Tonya	Recurring role, 3 episodes
1996	The Wayans Bros.	Claire	Episode: "Hearts and Flowers"
1996	Dangerous Minds	Dominique	Episode: "Hair Affair"
1996	Moesha	Melba	Episode: "Women Are from Mars, Men Are from Saturn"
1997	High Incident		Episode: "Remote Control"
1997	Malcolm & Eddie	Danielle	Recurring role, 4 episodes
1997	The Parent 'Hood	Sheila	Episode: "Zaria Peterson's Day Off"
1997–1999	The Jamie Foxx Show	Cherise	Recurring role, 7 episodes
1999	The Steve Harvey Show	Ava Whitley	Episode: "Little Stevie Blunder"
1999	The Parkers	Valerie Maxwell	Episode: "And the Band Plays On"
2000	For Your Love	Sophia	Episode: "The Special Delivery"
2001	Nash Bridges	Regina Adams	Episode: "Kill Joy"
2001	NYPD Blue	Mrs. Childs	Episode: "Under Covers"
2001–2006	The Bernie Mac Show	Wanda McCullough	Series regular, 104 episodes Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2003-2005) Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2006) Nominated — BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2004-2005)
2012–2015	The First Family	First Lady Katherine Johnson	Series regular, 36 episodes Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2013)
2014–2018	Z Nation	Lieutenant Roberta Warren	Main Role
2015	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!	Sergeant Roberta Warren	Television Movie
2016–present	In the Cut	Cheryl	Main Role
2017	Hell's Kitchen	Herself	Episode: "Fusion/Confusion"

References

1. Viera, Bené (December 13, 2013). "FOUR FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT KELLITA SMITH". Centric TV. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
2. "Roberta Warren (KELLITA SMITH)". SYFY. 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
3. Smith, Kellita. "Birthday Clarification". Twitter. Kellita Smith. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
4. "Kellita Smith - Biography". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
5. "Kellita Smith". TV Guide. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
6. "Today's Black Woman". Google Books. January 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
7. Berry, S. Torriano (2009). "The A to Z of African American Cinema". Google Books. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
8. "Kellita Smith". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
9. "Byron Allen Syndicated Comedy 'First Family' Announces Cast". Deadline Hollywood. March 28, 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
10. Kaitlin Thomas (June 19, 2014). "Syfy Zombie Drama Z Nation Casts Lost, Supernatural Alums". TV Guide. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
11. "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! SyFy Cheese with Extra Anchovies". MikesFilmTalk. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

External links

• Kellita Smith at IMDb