Wanda Sykes

ABOUT WANDA SYKES

Emmy Award winning comedian who had a late night talk show on Fox called The Wanda Sykes Show from 2009 to 2010. She is best known for being a cast member on The New Adventures of Old Christine and for her numerous appearances on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm . She voiced Granny in the film franchise Ice Age.

Her first job was as a contracting specialist at the National Security Agency. She first performed in front of a live audience in a talent show in 1987 but didn't quit the NSA until 1992.

She's appeared in several mainstream films, including Evan Almighty , License to Wed, and Monster-in-Law.

She was married to record producer Dave Hall for 8 years, and after her divorce she came out as a lesbian. She married wife Alex Sykes in 2008, with whom she has a son named Lucas and a daughter named Olivia .

She starred alongside Julie Louis-Dreyfus on The New Adventures of Old Christine.