Kym Whitley

Actor, Producer, Director

Birthdate: Jul 21, 1962

Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Kym Whitley was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Khartoum, Sudan (Africa). Kym knew she was blessed with the gift to make people laugh, after a chance encounter with Redd Foxx, who told her "she had the Comedic Goods". Kym began living her dream as a stand up comedian in Hollywood. Kym Whitley became Hollywood's go-to-girl with her smooth transition as a talented, comedic actress in numerous TV shows, namely, ABC's "My Wife and Kids", CBS's "Two Broke Girls", Disney's "That's So Raven", TV Land's "Soul Man" and HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Kym completed production of her docu-series, "Raising Whitley" on the OWN network. You have seen Kym in the following films: "Haunted House 2", "We Bought A Zoo", "Fun with Dick and Jane", "College Road Trip", "The Nutty Professor" and "Next Friday" to name a few.

Kym Whitely was nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Guest Actress for her portrayal as Big Candi, in the Emmy Nominated, "The Bay, The Series", Digital Daytime Drama Series. In addition, Ms. Whitley co-stars alongside Angela Bassett, in the 2017 Primetime Emmy Winning episode of "Master of None" written by the Emmy Winning Writers, Lena Waithe, and Aziz Ansari.

Kym starred in Freeform's (formerly ABC/Family) sitcom "Young & Hungry" for five years, which wrapped in 2017. Kym is also an accomplished voice-over actress. Ms. Whitley has voiced the character, Honeybee on "Black Dynamite: The Animated TV Series", and the character, Melonee in the Animated feature film, "Rango."

Known For

Rango
Rango

(2011)

Kym Whitley Movies

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Previous (23)

  • 2025 |

    Re-Election

    asDonna McCloud
  • 2024 |

    Sebastian

  • 2023 |

    Outlaw Johnny Black

    asSister Betty
  • 2022 |
    Boosters LA
  • 2020 |
    Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth
  • 2019 |

    The Hustle

  • 2018 |
    The Weekend
  • 2017 |

    Fist Fight

    as911 Operator
  • 2015 |
    The Last Laugh
  • 2014 |

    A Haunted House 2

    asChurch Lady
  • 2013 |
    Anything Is Possible
  • 2012 |
    Silent No More
  • 2011 |

    We Bought a Zoo

    asCashier
  • 2010 |
    Heaven Ain't Hard to Find
  • 2010 |
    Something Like a Business
  • 2008 |
    College Road Trip
  • 2005 |
    The Salon
  • 2005 |
    L.A. Dicks
  • 2005 |
    The Perfect Man
  • 2004 |

    Along Came Polly

    asGladys
  • 2003 |
    Love Chronicles
  • 2003 |
    Deliver Us from Eva
  • 2000 |

    Next Friday

    asSuga