Niecy Nash

Carol Denise Betts (née Ensley; born February 23, 1970), known professionally as Niecy Nash (), is an American actress, best known for her performances on television. Her acting career began in the late 1990s, with numerous guest appearances on television shows. She garnered further recognition for her portrayal of Deputy Raineesha Williams in the comedy series Reno 911! (2003–2009, 2020–present), along with hosting the Style Network show Clean House (2003 to 2010), for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award. Nash has also starred as Lolli Ballantine on the TV Land sitcom The Soul Man (2012–2016), nurse Denise "DiDi" Ortley in the HBO comedy Getting On (2013–2015), Denise Hemphill in the Fox horror-comedy series, Scream Queens (2015–2016), Desna Simms in the TNT crime comedy-drama Claws (2017–2022), and Special Agent Simone Clark in the ABC crime series, The Rookie: Feds (2022-present) Nash recently took starring roles portraying people such as civil rights activist Richie Jean Jackson in Ava DuVernay's Selma (2014), mother and activist Delores Wise in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), feminist leader Florynce Kennedy in the FX on Hulu miniseries Mrs. America (2020), and Glenda Cleveland in the Netflix limited series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022).