Kellita Smith

Kellita Smith

Born: January 15, 1969
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.

Movies for Kellita Smith...

Title: From Scratch
Character: Lynn Wheeler
Released: October 21, 2022
Type: TV
An artist finds romance with a chef in Italy and embarks on a life-changing journey of love, loss, resilience and hope across cultures and continents.
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Title: Lace
Character: Judge Sears
Released: November 4, 2021
Type: TV
Lacey is a prolific lawyer for the rich and powerful in Los Angeles who can make anyone's problems disappear--except her own, which often blurs the lines between right and wrong.
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Influence
Title: Influence
Character: Carla Hudson
Released: February 20, 2020
Type: Movie
Carl Weber introduces us to the Hudsons, a family of African-American lawyers lead by famed attorney Bradley Hudson. They are handed the task to defend Grammy Award Winning singer Savannah who has been charged with the murder of her husband Kyle Kirby.
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The Preacher's Son
Title: The Preacher's Son
Character: Anita Emerson
Released: January 9, 2017
Type: Movie
When the romantic secrets of his family members become public, the career and community standing of a respected bishop are threatened.
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Title: This Is Us
Character: Elizabeth DuBois
Released: September 20, 2016
Type: TV
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.
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The Secret She Kept
Title: The Secret She Kept
Character: Virginia
Released: July 10, 2016
Type: Movie
Based on ReShonda Tate Billingsley's novel of the same name, The Secret She Kept, a successful magazine executive marries a driven lawyer, who's on the cusp of a major promotion, only to discover that his wife is severely bi-polar. The movie explores the meaning of love and the vow of "in sickness and in health."
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The Man in 3B
Title: The Man in 3B
Character: Det. Anderson
Released: November 6, 2015
Type: Movie
Daryl Graham (Lamman Rucker) has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about him. From his extreme attractiveness to his undeniable swag, Daryl is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be. Connie (Brely Evans), an unhappy wife, turns to Daryl for help losing weight, hoping to fix her marriage. But when Daryl starts making Connie feel beautiful again, she questions whether her marriage is worth saving. Benny (Robert Ri'chard), a spoiled teenager raised by a single father, looks up to Daryl. When an unexpected event occurs, Benny is left questioning everything he's ever known to be true. Krystal (Nafessa Williams), Daryl's first love, wants to make things work with her current boyfriend. Yet having Daryl back in her life sends her happy home spiraling out of control.
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Title: In the Cut
Character: Cheryl
Released: August 25, 2015
Type: TV
A well-renowned barber meets the son he never knew he had, thirty years after his birth. Work, love and life collide as they adjust to life as a new family.
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Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Title: Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Character: Sergeant Roberta Warren
Released: July 22, 2015
Type: Movie
The sharks take bite out of the East Coast when the sharknado hits Washington, D.C. and Orlando, Florida.
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A Deadly Adoption
Title: A Deadly Adoption
Character: Officer Mason
Released: June 20, 2015
Type: Movie
Things go awry when an author and his wife welcome a pregnant woman into their home, with plans to adopt her baby.
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Title: Z Nation
Character: Roberta Warren
Released: September 12, 2014
Type: TV
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.
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Imperial Dreams
Title: Imperial Dreams
Character: Tanya
Released: January 20, 2014
Type: Movie
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
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I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Title: I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Character: Self
Released: February 19, 2012
Type: Movie
I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in Hollywood, Bernie Mac's sharp tongue and heart of gold resonated with millions of fans throughout his career.This film revisits much of his work through exclusive recordings of early stand-up, featured scenes from his film and TV appearances, and interviews with his co-stars, including Samuel L. Jackson, Cameron Diaz, Chris Rock, and many more. Testimonials from friends and family offer colorful anecdotes about Bernie Mac, from his practical jokes to his strong appreciation for manicures, and paint a vivid picture of who he was as an actor-comedian, husband, father, and friend.
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Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
Title: Gang of Roses 2: Next Generation
Character: Madame L
Released: February 10, 2012
Type: Movie
Cassie, the last remaining member of the original Gang of Roses, is sitting in a small Mexican jail holding the written code to a US military safe. It s here that she meets Collette (Eurika Pratts), a young gambler looking for her next con. Kate (Rocsi Diaz) attempts to break her out, and Cassie is killed. Upon their return, Kate and Collette meet up with outlaws Candi (Teyana Taylor) and Mimi (Claudia Jordan). After some lengthy planning, the four women head to the Mexican town of San Juevo and prepare for the robbery, which will take place in the town church. But unbeknownst to them, they are being followed by Lee (Gabriel Casseus) and his posse of bandits, looking to ambush the women before they can make their big score.
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She's Not Our Sister
Title: She's Not Our Sister
Character: Vivian Walker
Released: June 25, 2011
Type: Movie
What happens when three sisters find out they stand to inherit a multimillion-dollar fortune, and in the process discover a half-sister their estranged father never told them about?
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DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis
Title: DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis
Character: Self - Host
Released: June 15, 2010
Type: Movie
The history of Chicago's African-American community told like never before -- through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists, politicians, and business leaders.
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Three Can Play That Game
Title: Three Can Play That Game
Character: Carla
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Shanté Smith has moved to Atlanta where she's the Love Doctor, a relationship expert who uses her knowledge of the male psyche to help women get what they want. Tiffany contacts her after she catches her boyfriend, Byron, in a clinch with his boss, Carla, right after he wins a competition called "The Trainee." Shanté initiates a five-step program for Tiffany while Byron seeks advice from his best friend, Gizzard. Then, Bryon consults Shanté: has the Love Doctor switched sides? And, what happens if Byron finds out that Tiffany's playing games? Can true love run without a play book?
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Roll Bounce
Title: Roll Bounce
Character: Vivian
Released: September 23, 2005
Type: Movie
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
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Title: Hell's Kitchen
Character: Self - Restaurant Patron
Released: May 30, 2005
Type: TV
Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win a life-changing grand prize.
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King's Ransom
Title: King's Ransom
Character: Renee King
Released: April 22, 2005
Type: Movie
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.
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Fair Game
Title: Fair Game
Character: Cheryl
Released: February 12, 2005
Type: Movie
When two co-workers who can't see eye to eye in the office are unexpectedly forced to share a living space, their initial distain soon transforms into attraction in this lighthearted look at the romantic games people play from filmmaker Michael Whaley. Michael (Whaley) and Stacey (Torres) can barely get along at the office, much less tolerate each other as roommates - but when Michael and Stacey are forced to move in together, the snooping landlords and gossiping co-workers soon take a backseat to the undeniable affection that they begin feeling for one and other.
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Hair Show
Title: Hair Show
Character: Angela
Released: October 17, 2004
Type: Movie
Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for Angela in LA. The reunion is bittersweet and worsens when Angela finds out that Peaches is on the run from the IRS and has only a few days to pay $50,000 in back taxes. After some hilarious moments and passionate exchanges, the two sisters join forces to fight off a pesky rival salon owner Marcella and save Peaches from her troubles by competing for a lucrative cash prize and bragging rights at the city's annual hair show. BEAUTY SHOP proves that blood and family run thicker than water.
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Title: The Bernie Mac Show
Character: Wanda 'Baby' McCullough
Released: November 14, 2001
Type: TV
The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.
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Kingdom Come
Title: Kingdom Come
Character: Bernice Talbert
Released: April 11, 2001
Type: Movie
When her husband keels over from a stroke, Raynelle Slocumb calls the entire clan together to remember their dearly departed. Family tensions reach a comedic boil as the wildly dysfunctional Slocumbs squabble and fight their way to the funeral.
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Masquerade
Title: Masquerade
Character: Monica
Released: November 10, 2000
Type: Movie
After moving to LA, a young woman starts a romance with a man (Cress Williams) she met on the internet. Trouble brews when she discovers that a friend also is attracted to him.
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Retiring Tatiana
Title: Retiring Tatiana
Character: CeCe
Released: January 18, 2000
Type: Movie
A thirty-something avowed bachelor from Los Angeles invites a jazz singer that he is barely acquainted with, to accompany him to Detroit for his father's retirement celebration.
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Title: The Parkers
Released: August 30, 1999
Type: TV
The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers features the mother-daughter team of Nikki and Kim Parker. The Parkers' signature "Heeyyy" greeting became very popular in the early 2000s.
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Q: The Movie
Title: Q: The Movie
Character: Mo Mo
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A young man throwing the cookout to end all cookouts finds his party is skidding off the rails.
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Title: For Your Love
Character: Sophia
Released: March 17, 1998
Type: TV
From commitment phobics to blissful newlyweds to wedlock veterans, For Your Love depicts love in all of its romantic, challenging and chaotically hilarious stages. This sophisticated romantic comedy series was created and is executive produced by Yvette Lee Bowser. Set in the suburb of Oak Park, Ill, the series follows couples bound by friendship and family as they traverse the many phases of life and love in all their glorious complications. At the start of the series, Sheri & Dean were the relationship "veterans," having been together for 15 years, married for the last four. Malena (Sheri's best friend) & Mel were newlyweds, moving next door to Sheri & Dean. Bobbi & Reggie (Mel's younger brother) were dating, two "commitment-phobes" who were more devoted to each other than either would readily admit.
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Title: The Jamie Foxx Show
Released: August 28, 1996
Type: TV
Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himself, he works at his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's Los Angeles hotel, the King's Towers.
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Title: Malcolm & Eddie
Released: August 26, 1996
Type: TV
Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine. Nevertheless, they're best friends who manage to be roommates as well as co-workers and not kill each other.
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Title: The Steve Harvey Show
Character: Ava Whitley
Released: August 25, 1996
Type: TV
Down on his luck and out of money, former R&B star Steve Hightower lands a music teacher gig at an inner-city Chicago school. Showing who's in charge with his unorthodox approach, Steve discovers a new groove at Washington High School.
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Title: Moesha
Released: January 23, 1996
Type: TV
Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles. It was originally ordered as a pilot for the CBS network's 1995-1996 television season, who rejected. It was then picked up by UPN, who aired it as a mid-season replacement. It went on to become the biggest success for the nascent network and one of the greatest hits over the course of the network's entire run.
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The Crossing Guard
Title: The Crossing Guard
Character: Tanya
Released: November 15, 1995
Type: Movie
Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.
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Title: The Parent 'Hood
Released: January 18, 1995
Type: TV
The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to have been titled Father Knows Nothing, the series was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original Wednesday night two-hour lineup that helped launch The WB network.
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Title: The Wayans Bros.
Character: Claire
Released: January 11, 1995
Type: TV
The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color that aired from 1990 to 1994 on Fox. The series also starred John Witherspoon and Anna Maria Horsford.
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Title: Sister, Sister
Released: April 1, 1994
Type: TV
Twins Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell were separated and adopted at birth. Fourteen years later, they encounter each other by chance at the mall. After the families meet, Tia's widowed father agrees to let Tamera and her single mother move in with them.
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Title: Living Single
Released: August 29, 1993
Type: TV
Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone. Throughout its run, Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of its era, ranking among the top five in African-American ratings in all five seasons. The series was produced by Yvette Lee Bowser's company, Sister Lee, in association with Warner Bros. Television. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV" on Thursday nights in the 1990s, many African American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox's Thursday night line-up of Martin, Living Single, and New York Undercover. In fact, these were the three highest-rated series among black households for the 1996–1997 season.
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Title: Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Released: September 22, 1992
Type: TV
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry's hometown of Oakland, California. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television, and also became produced by Bickley-Warren Productions by the third season. The show originally aired on Tuesdays in prime time after sister series Full House. The show found its niche as an addition to the already successful TGIF Friday night lineup on ABC, and was part of the lineup from September 1993 to May 1996, before moving to Saturdays for its fifth and final season.
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Title: Martin
Released: August 27, 1992
Type: TV
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.