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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 23, 1970
Place of Birth
Palmdale, California, USA
Also Known As
- Niecy Nash
- Niecy Nash Betts
- Carol Denise Betts
- Carol Denise Ensley
- Carol Denise Nash
- نیسی نش-بتس
- ニーシー・ナッシュ
- Νίσι Νας
Niecy Nash-Betts
2.0 Popularity
Biography
Niecy Nash-Betts (born Carol Denise Ensley; born February 23, 1970), is an American actress, comedian and television host, best known for her roles as Agent Simone Clark on The Rookie: Feds, Deputy Raineesha Williams on the Reno 911 franchise, Desna on Claws, Lolli Ballentine on The Soul Man, Glenda Cleveland on the Netflix series Dahmer, Dr. Jamie Ryan on Never Have I Ever, Flo Kennedy on Mrs. America, Deloris Wise on When They See Us, Denise Hemphill on Scream Queens, and Didi Ortley on Getting On. She hosted the reality show Clean House and the game show Don't Forget the Lyrics! as well as guest hosting 5 episodes of The Masked Singer, Season 5. She also appeared multiple times on the new Match Game. Her best known movie roles are as Gloria Williams in Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story, Richie Jean Jackson in Selma, Michelle in Not Easily Broken, and Naomi in Guess Who. She also voiced Rosalita in the film G-Force, and Bertie on the series Agent Elvis.
Known For
4.8
Emerald Greene
All's Fair
2025
6.8
Erica Burke
The Hunting Party
2025
7.3
Lois Tryon
Grotesquerie
2024
5.0
Agent Boudreaux
Cosmetic Criminals
2024
6.0
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
6.6
Marion Wilkerson
Origin
2023
6.6
Bertie (voice)
Agent Elvis
2023
5.8
Deputy Raineesha Williams
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
2022
7.3
Simone Clark
The Rookie: Feds
2022
8.0
Glenda Cleveland
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022
Credits
All's Fair
as Emerald Greene
2025
4.8
The Hunting Party
as Erica Burke
2025
6.8
Grotesquerie
as Lois Tryon
2024
7.3
Cosmetic Criminals
as Agent Boudreaux
2024
5.0
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2023
6.0
Origin
as Marion Wilkerson
2023
6.6
Agent Elvis
as Bertie (voice)
2023
6.6
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
as Deputy Raineesha Williams
2022
5.8
The Rookie: Feds
as Simone Clark
2022
7.3
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
as Glenda Cleveland
2022
8.0
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
New Heights
as Self
2022
0.0
Beauty
as Beauty's Mother
2022
4.8
Don't Forget the Lyrics!
as Self - Host
2022
6.0
Human Resources
as Hope (voice)
2022
6.5
Reno 911! Defunded
as Deputy Raineesha Williams
2022
7.0
About Last Night
as Self
2022
2.0
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
as Deputy Raineesha Williams
2021
5.8
I Can See Your Voice
as Self - Guest Panelist
2020
6.6
Reno 911!
as Deputy Raineesha Williams
2020
8.4
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020
10.0
Never Have I Ever
as Dr. Jamie Ryan
2020
8.1
Mrs. America
as Flo Kennedy
2020
7.3
Uncorked
as Sylvia
2020
6.1
Behind Her Faith
as Self
2020
0.0
Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story
as Gloria Williams
2020
8.1
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
as Shocktress (voice)
2019
6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
When They See Us
as Deloris Wise
2019
8.2
Love, Death & Robots
as Massager (voice)
2019
8.2
The Masked Singer
as Self - Guest Panelist
2019
7.7
The Masked Singer
as Self - Guest Host
2019
7.7
The Rookie
as Simone Clark
2018
8.5
A Million Little Things
as Gloria
2018
7.3
What the Fit
as Self
2018
5.0
A.P. Bio
as Kim
2018
6.9
Family Feud
as Foremother
2018
2.5
Downsizing
as Leisureland Salesperson
2017
5.4
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Self
2017
8.4
Cook-Off!
as Ladybug Briggs
2017
5.1
Drop the Mic
as Self
2017
6.1
Claws
as Desna
2017
6.8
Speechless
as Kiki
2016
7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
2016
7.0
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.4
Chelsea
as Self
2016
5.1
Angie Tribeca
as Pandora
2016
6.4
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Self
2015
10.0
Scream Queens
as Denise Hemphill
2015
7.9
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
2015
7.8
Fresh Off the Boat
as Wilhelmina
2015
7.2
Selma
as Richie Jean Jackson
2014
7.4
Walk of Shame
as Bus Driver
2014
6.0
Bad Teacher
as Carla
2014
5.6
Getting On
as Didi Ortley
2013
6.3
Masters of Sex
as Louise Bell
2013
7.1
Nurse 3-D
as Regina
2013
5.4
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Debbie
2013
8.2
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2013
6.5
Trust Me
as Angie
2013
5.8
The Mindy Project
as Dr. Jean Fishman
2012
6.3
The Soul Man
as Lolli Ballentine
2012
6.0
🎬
Leave It to Niecy
2012
0.0
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
The Cleveland Show
2009
5.9
Modern Family
as Joan
2009
7.9
G-Force
as Rosalita
2009
5.5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
The Proposal
as Stewardess (uncredited)
2009
7.2
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
Not Easily Broken
as Michelle
2009
6.3
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2009
8.0
Gary Unmarried
2008
5.9
Gary Unmarried
as Charleen
2008
5.9
Do Not Disturb
as Rhonda
2008
5.0
Match Game
as Panelist
2008
0.0
Horton Hears a Who!
as Miss Yelp (voice)
2008
6.5
Reno 911! Reno's Most Wanted Uncensored
2007
6.5
Reno 911!: Miami
as Deputy Raineesha Williams
2007
5.8
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Jacuzzi
2007
5.2
The Boondocks
2005
8.2
Minoriteam
2005
6.8
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
as Mama Robin (voice)
2005
2.7
My Name Is Earl
as Rhonda Gibbs
2005
7.7
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2005
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2005
6.1
Guess Who
as Naomi
2005
6.0
American Dad!
as Patty LaBelle (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Angel (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Lorraine (voice)
2005
7.0
Hair Show
as Debra
2004
5.2
Kid Notorious
as Tollie Mae (voice)
2003
8.5
Clean House
2003
6.7
Reno 911!
as Deputy Raineesha Williams
2003
7.2
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Gladys
2003
5.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
That's So Raven
as Shirley
2003
7.2
Presidio Med
as Nurse
2002
8.0
Half & Half
as Carla
2002
8.2
Monk
as Varla Davis
2002
8.0
The Bernie Mac Show
as Benita
2001
6.5
Reba
as Maya
2001
6.5
One on One
as Darla
2001
8.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Snuff Film Processor
2000
7.6
Girlfriends
as LaShelle
2000
7.3
The Bachelor
as African-American Bride
1999
5.1
Time of Your Life
1999
5.7
Popular
as Teacher
1999
6.6
Judging Amy
as Officer Letitia Sitz
1999
7.5
Cookie's Fortune
as Wanda Carter
1999
6.3
Family Guy
as Sheila (voice)
1999
7.4
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Boys on the Side
as Woman at Diner
1995
6.4
ER
as Judith Anderson
1994
7.8
Party of Five
as Nurse
1994
7.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
American Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
1974
8.2
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
7.2
Pretty/Handsome
as Regina
N/A
2.8