Kim N. Wayans is an American actress, comedian, producer, writer, and director. Wayans is the sister of Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Marlon, Shawn, and Nadia Wayans. She is best known for her numerous roles on the Fox sketch comedy show In Living Color, and Tonia Harris on In the House. In film she appeared in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (both directed by her brother Keenen) and had a starring role in the art film Talking About Sex and later co-starred in Juwanna Mann as Latisha Jansen. She starred with her siblings on the Fox variety show In Living Color and A Low Down Dirty Shame. Her other television work includes regular appearances on the sitcom In the House with LL Cool J and a recurring role on A Different World. Recently, she has worked as a story editor on her brother Damon's sitcom My Wife and Kids. In 2008, she co wrote a series of children's books with her husband Kevin Knotts, entitled Amy Hodgepodge, about a multiracial girl adjusting to life in public school after years of homeschooling. In December 2011, she got a chance to showcase her dramatic chops with a supporting role as a mother who struggles to understand her seventeen-year-old daughter in Pariah. She was nominated (alongside co star Pernell Walker) for Best Supporting Actress at the 2012 Black Reel Awards but lost to Octavia Spencer for The Help.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 16, 1961 (65)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor, also director, writer and producer
- 26 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Kim Wayans' films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Tonia Harris in In the House (1995)
- Mentoras Mom in Waynehead (1996)
- Allyas Latisha Jansen in Juwanna Mann (2002)
- Shadowas Audrey in Pariah (2011)
- Allyas Vi Briggs in Reckless (2014)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical2
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kim Wayans' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Kim Wayans' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
32 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Scary Movie(2026)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all filmsMe (and You) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Poppa's House(2024)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Ray Meets Helen(2017)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Marlon(2017)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Reckless(2014)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
The Soul Man(2012)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Pariah(2011)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
New Girl(2011)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Hawaii Five-0(2010)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Dance Flick(2009)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Criminal Minds(2005)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Juwanna Mann(2002)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
My Wife and Kids(2000)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Waynehead(1996)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
In the House(1995)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
The Wayans Bros.(1995)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
A Low Down Dirty Shame(1994)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Floundering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Talking About Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka(1988)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
China Beach(1988)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Eddie Murphy: Raw(1987)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
A Different World(1987)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Hollywood Shuffle(1987)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1987 to 2026; peak year 1987.
Biggest box office
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
Highest rated
Pariah (2011)
Most popular right now
In the House (1995)
Film career
Peak 1987 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1987Screen debut· Hollywood Shuffle
- 2014Career best· Reckless
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Kim Wayans' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Kim Wayans work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kim Wayans' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Damon Wayans shares the most, 2.
Producers
- Damon WayansShared titles: Poppa's House (2024), Waynehead (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Damon Wayans
- Eric L. GoldShared titles: Waynehead (1996), A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Eric L. Gold
Mixed roles
- Shawn WayansShared titles: Poppa's House (2024), Waynehead (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Shawn Wayans
