Kim Wayans Net Worth

What is Kim Wayans's Net Worth?

Kim Wayans is an actress who has a net worth of $2 million. Kim Wayans comes from the Wayans show-business family. An original cast member of her brother Keenen's 1990s sketch comedy television series "In Living Color," she has also had major roles on such television series as "In the House," "Reckless," and "The Breaks." On the big screen, Wayans's credits include the films "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood," "Juwanna Mann," and "Pariah."

Early Life and Education

Kim Wayans was born on October 16, 1961 in New York City to Elvira and Howell. She is one of ten siblings, all of whom went on to have careers in show business. Raised in the Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan, Wayans was a Jehovah's Witness along with the rest of her family. For her higher education, she attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

Television Career

Wayans made her television debut in 1987, playing the recurring role of Allison in the first season of the NBC sitcom "A Different World." She went on to have guest roles on "China Beach" and "Dream On." Wayans had her breakthrough in 1990 as one of the original cast members of the Fox sketch comedy series "In Living Color," which was created by her brother Keenen, who was also in the cast. The other original cast members included another brother, Damon, as well as Jim Carrey, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Kelly Coffield, and Kim Coles. On "In Living Color," Kim Wayans played such notable characters as Benita Butrell and Mrs. Brooks, and did impressions of such celebrities as Grace Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Tracy Chapman, Whitney Houston, and Dionne Warwick. She ultimately left the show in 1993 along with her brothers Keenen and Damon. Two years later, Wayans joined the cast of the sitcom "In the House" during its second season. She played the main role of Tonia Harris through 1998. Meanwhile, from 1996 to 1997, Wayans lent her voice to the children's animated series "Waynehead," created by her brother Damon.

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At the dawn of the new millennium, Wayans had guest roles on the sitcom "Cousin Skeeter" and the animated anthology series "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child." She didn't appear much on the small screen in the years after that, although she did act in the television film "What News?" in 2007. Wayans went on to have guest roles on "Criminal Minds" and "The Soul Man" in 2012 and 2013, respectively. She had her next main role in 2014, as paralegal Vi Briggs on the short-lived CBS legal drama series "Reckless." Over the subsequent two years, Wayans appeared in episodes of "Hawaii Five-0," "Hit the Floor," and "New Girl." In 2017, she had a recurring role on the short-lived VH1 series "The Breaks." The following year, Wayans appeared in an episode of her brother's NBC sitcom "Marlon." Kicking off the 2020s, she had a guest role on the BET show "Boomerang." Wayans subsequently returned to sketch comedy with an appearance on "A Black Lady Sketch Show" in 2021.

Film Career

Wayans's first roles on the big screen consisted of brief parts in the late-1980s films "Hollywood Shuffle" and "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka." She had more substantial roles in the 1990s, beginning with a starring role in the 1994 film "Talking About Sex." Also that year, Wayans appeared in "Floundering" and her brother Keenen's "A Low Down Dirty Shame." In 1996, she appeared alongside her brothers Marlon, Shawn, and Keenen in "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood."

In 2002, Wayans played basketball player Latisha Jansen in the sports dramedy "Juwanna Mann." Later in the decade, she played Ms. Dontwannabebothered in the musical comedy "Dance Flick," written by and starring many members of the Wayans family. She transitioned away from comedy in 2011 when she appeared in the acclaimed independent drama "Pariah," playing the mother of Adepero Oduye's protagonist. She was later in the 2017 romantic drama "Ray Meets Helen."

Personal Life

Wayans is married to Kevin Knotts. Together, they wrote a series of children's books called "Amy Hodgepodge," about a multiracial girl adjusting to public schooling after being homeschooled for many years.

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