Kellita Smith
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · From Scratch as Lynn Wheeler
- 2021 · Lace as Judge Sears
- 2020 · Influence as Carla Hudson
- 2017 · The Preacher's Son as Anita Emerson
- 2016 · This Is Us as Elizabeth DuBois
- 2016 · The Secret She Kept as Virginia
- 2015 · The Man in 3B as Det. Anderson
- 2015 · In the Cut as Cheryl
- 2015 · Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as Sergeant Roberta Warren
- 2015 · A Deadly Adoption as Officer Mason
- 2014 · Z Nation as Roberta Warren
- 2014 · Imperial Dreams as Tanya
- 2012 · The First Family as Katherine Johnson
- 2012 · I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self
- 2012 · Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation as Madame L
- 2011 · She's Not Our Sister as Vivian Walker
- 2010 · DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis as Self - Host
- 2007 · Three Can Play That Game as Carla
- 2005 · Roll Bounce as Vivian
- 2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2005 · King's Ransom as Renee King
- 2005 · Fair Game as Cheryl
- 2004 · Hair Show as Angela
- 2001 · The Bernie Mac Show as Wanda 'Baby' McCullough
- 2001 · Kingdom Come as Bernice Talbert
- 2000 · Masquerade as Monica
- 2000 · Retiring Tatiana as CeCe
- 1999 · The Parkers as
- 1999 · Q: The Movie as Mo Mo
- 1998 · For Your Love as Sophia
- 1996 · The Jamie Foxx Show as
- 1996 · Malcolm & Eddie as
- 1996 · The Steve Harvey Show as Ava Whitley
- 1996 · Moesha as
- 1995 · The Crossing Guard as Tanya
- 1995 · The Parent 'Hood as
- 1995 · The Wayans Bros. as Claire
- 1994 · Sister, Sister as
- 1993 · Living Single as
- 1992 · Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as
- 1992 · Martin as