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Kym Whitley

Kym Whitley

Actor, also producer · Born June 7, 1961 (65) · Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Kym Whitley is an American film and television actress and comedienne.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 7, 1961 (65)
From
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 21% in 30 days

What are Kym Whitley's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
28%
Society
13%
Morality
7%
Power
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Threshold guardian
2 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Warm
14
Absurd
10
Hopeful
8
Tense
5
Other
25

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kym Whitley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kym Whitley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Varnell Hill Show(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Re-Election(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Happy Gilmore 2(2025)

    as Bessie

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Killing Mary Sue(2025)

    as Anita Koch

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!(2023)

    as Mrs. Paxton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Johnny Black(2023)

    as Sister Betty

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • History of the World: Part II(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Florynce Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Act Your Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as Bernadette

  • You People(2023)

    as Aunt Nadine

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth(2020)

    as Rhonda Jackson Lyon

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pictionary(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Loot(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Renee

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Upshaws(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Althea

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Made for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Judiff

  • Speak Sis(2021)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hubie Halloween(2020)

    as Farmer Louise

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • #BlackAF(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Nadine

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • David A. Arnold: Fat Ballerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer · as Herself - Announcer

  • Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment(2019)

    Producer · as Aunty Kathy

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Weekend(2018)

    as Karen Barber

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Christine

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Florida Girls(2019)

    Show as Shelby's Mom

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Neighborhood(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as LaTonya

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Forever(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sharon

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Marlon(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Lovie

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Raven's Home(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Tricia

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Fist Fight(2017)

    as 911 Operator

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Fuller House(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor Boone

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Master of None(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Joyce

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Silent No More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ms. Carol

  • Young & Hungry(2014)

    Show 71 episodes · as Yolanda

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • A Haunted House 2(2014)

    as Church Lady

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Anything Is Possible(2013)

    as Ms. Kim

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Ticket to Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Monik

  • Animal Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 9 episodes · as Juanita

  • Black Dynamite(2011)

    Show 19 episodes · as Honeybee

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Baby Daddy(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Margaret Jenson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Sebastian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Roxanne

  • We Bought a Zoo(2011)

    as Cashier

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 2 Broke Girls(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Shirley

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • 35 and Ticking(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Shavelle

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Rango(2011)

    as Melonee (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Let's Stay Together(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • School Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • The Bay(2010)

    Show 14 episodes · as Candice Lewis

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Group Sex(2010)

    as Tiffany

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jada

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Something Like a Business(2010)

    as Sasha

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Heaven Ain't Hard to Find (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sis. Hattie May

  • Black Dynamite(2009)

    as Honey Bee

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sherri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Auntie Momma (voice)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • I Love You, Man(2009)

    as Female Co-Worker

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Black Administrator

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Hustle(2008)

    as Miss Tanya

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • College Road Trip(2008)

    as Michelle

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Dicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Madame Opal

  • A Boo Crew Christmas: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street(2006)

    as Ms.Attitude (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 'Til Death(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tina

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ms.Attitude (voice)

  • Fun with Dick and Jane(2005)

    as KostMart Training Leader Lucy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Boondocks(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Customer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Love, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Arsenetta

  • The Perfect Man(2005)

    as Dolores

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Blaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mother Johnson (voice)

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Yvonne

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Salon(2005)

    as Lashaunna

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Along Came Polly(2004)

    as Gladys

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Up Against the 8 Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mrs. Thompson

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Kay Kay

  • Love Chronicles(2003)

    Producer · as Renee

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Deliver Us from Eva(2003)

    as Ormandy

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • That's So Raven(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vicky Baxter

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ms. Wells

  • The Proud Family(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Mamma (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • One on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Liza

  • House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute(2001)

    as Judy Harris - Jon Jon's Mom

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Baby Boy(2001)

    as Host

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • My Wife and Kids(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Wanda

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Monena

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Private Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Cheryl

  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps(2000)

    as Party Guest

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Next Friday(2000)

    as Suga

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Parkers(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Grown Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Kim

  • Beverly Hood(1999)

    as Nola Washington

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Masseuse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Sparks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 40 episodes · as Darice Mayberry

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Moesha(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Gertrude Lowe

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Wayans Bros.(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Phyllis

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • My Brother and Me(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Martin(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Louisa

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Vinnie & Bobby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Glodine

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Danielle

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Break the Cycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Last Shop on Walnut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Darlene

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles, 94 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

College Road Trip (2008)

$52M worldwide

Highest rated

Long Shot (2017)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Young & Hungry (2014)

Film career

19872026

Peak 2000 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting95 of 96: 94 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndProducing2 of 96: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s35 · acting2010s30 · 30 acting · 1 crew2020s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
000510

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kym Whitley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 74 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive8
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed35

Most divisive · actor

A Boo Crew Christmas: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street (2006)

98th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Boondocks (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kym Whitley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles28–76 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kym Whitley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kym Whitley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tommy Davidson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles