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Kim Wayans

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Kim Wayans

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Born October 16, 1961Age 65

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Kim Wayans is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director who was a cast member of In Living Color from 1990 to 1993. Working alongside members of the Wayans family and the show’s ensemble, she performed characters and impressions in the Fox sketch series.

Wayans later played Tonia Harris on the sitcom In the House and worked as a director on My Wife and Kids. Her film work includes I’m Gonna Git You Sucka and Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. She also took on a dramatic role as Audrey, the mother of the central character, in Dee Rees’s Pariah.

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