Debra Wilson
Biography
Debra Wilson is an American comedian, actress, voice actress, and puppeteer. Raised in Ozone Park, Queens, she attended the High School of the Performing Arts in New York City and later studied broadcasting at Syracuse University. Her television acting debut came on The Uptown Comedy Club and The Apollo Comedy Hour, and she became a series regular. She also co-hosted Can We Shop? with Joan Rivers. Wilson was an original cast member of Mad TV, appearing in its first eight seasons, from 1995 to 2003, the longest run of any original cast member. She created recurring characters and was known for impressions of Oprah Winfrey and Whitney Houston. Her voice work includes Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Daisy Duck in Mickey Mouse Funhouse from 2022 to 2025. Her film credits include Bodied and Jane White Is Sick and Twisted. She is the announcer for the Weakest Link revival and performed off-Broadway with Noo Yawk Tawk.
64years old
Turns 65 on April 26in 196 days
- Born South Ozone Park
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Debra Renee Wilson (birth name)Also credited as Debra Skelton
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 29 years1996 to 2025
Genres
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Beyond film
From 1988 to 1991, Wilson appeared off-Broadway at The Village Gate Theater in Noo Yawk Tawk, an improvisational comedy troupe led by director Richmond Shepard.
First role
Wilson's first television acting work came on The Apollo Comedy Hour and The Uptown Comedy Club, and she became a series regular there.
A role that slipped away
Wilson and John Fugelsang shared hosting duties on the TV Guide Channel's TV Watercooler. Teresa Strasser took over her spot in October 2006.
Debra Wilson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Joseph Kahn directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Debra Wilson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$379 million
6 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 6 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 11Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$343M90.5% of the total
- 2$14M3.6% of the total
- 3$10M2.7% of the total
- 4$7.2M1.9% of the total
- 5$4.9M1.3% of the total
- 6$114K0.0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.