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Kym Whitley

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Comedienne

The Resume

    (July 21, 1962- )
    Born in Cleveland, Ohio
    Middle name is Elizabeth
    Portrayed Gertie on The Parkers
    Voice of Honeybee on Adult Swim's Black Dynamite (2011-15)
    Portrayed Yolanda on FreeForm's Young & Hungry
    Star of the reality series 'Raising Whitley' on OWN
    Acted in 'The Nutty Professor,' 'Deliver Us from Eva,' 'Haunted House 2,' 'We Bought A Zoo,' 'Fun with Dick and Jane,' 'College Road Trip,' and 'Next Friday'

Why she might be annoying:

    Her humor is crass.
    She was a contestant on Worst Cooks in America.
    She has been accused of kissing up to Oprah Winfrey.
    She played Nikki Parker's rival on The Parkers and then had a beef with Mo'Nique years later (art imitating life).
    Mo'Nique accused her of flirting with her agent-husband after Whitley dismissed her call to boycott Netflix for race and gender pay discrimination during a radio interview.
    She had roles on the short-lived sitcoms My Brother and Me and Sparks.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was raised in Khartoum.
    She was inspired to go into comedy after meeting Redd Foxx, who encouraged her.
    She has done voice work for The Boondocks.
    She was nominated for a 2004 BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Box Office Movie for her role as Ormandy in 'Deliver Us from Eva.'
    She was nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Guest Actress for 'The Bay, The Series.'
    She has guested on episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, That's So Raven, and My Wife and Kids.
    Her reality show was a ratings hit but inexplicably wasn't renewed by OWN for a fifth season.
    She guest starred as Angela Bassett's sister on the Thanksgiving episode of Netflix's Master of None, which won an Emmy in 2018.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 195 Votes: 8.21% Annoying