Amanda Seales

Amanda Seales

Known for
Acting
Born
July 1, 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Inglewood, California, USA

Biography

Amanda Ingrid Seales (born July 1, 1981), formerly known by the stage names Amanda Diva and Mendacious D, is a Grenadian-American actress. From 2017 to 2021, she starred in the HBO comedy series Insecure. In 2019, HBO released her first stand-up comedy special, I Be Knowin. Then, in 2020, Seales launched Smart Funny & Black, a comedy gameshow that showcases Black culture, history, and experience. Seales was also one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show, The Real.

Known For

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Filmography

2025
The Disappearance of Miss Scott poster

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

Movie · as Self

2022
Finding Magic Mike poster

Finding Magic Mike

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Inventions That Changed History poster

Inventions That Changed History

TV · as Self - Actress · 6 eps

2022
Celebrity Jeopardy! poster

Celebrity Jeopardy!

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2022
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution poster

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2021
Insecure: The End poster

Insecure: The End

Movie · as Self

2021
Fast Foodies poster

Fast Foodies

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Tha God's Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God poster

Tha God's Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God

TV · 1 ep

2021
The Outsiders?

The Outsiders?

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2021
Name That Tune poster

Name That Tune

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2021
Mickey Mouse Funhouse poster

Mickey Mouse Funhouse

TV · as Annie the Giant (voice), Annie (voice) · 1 ep

2020
Floored poster

Floored

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2020
Cardi Tries poster

Cardi Tries

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin' poster

Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin'

Movie · as Self

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
Bring the Funny poster

Bring the Funny

TV · as Self - Host · 11 eps

2018
Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times poster

Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times

Movie · as Shancy

2018
The Fix poster

The Fix

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
25 Words or Less poster

25 Words or Less

TV · 6 eps

2017
Katy Perry:  Will You Be My Witness? poster

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?

Movie · as Self

2016
Ladies Book Club poster

Ladies Book Club

Movie · as Helema

2016
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2016
Insecure poster

Insecure

TV · as Tiffany DuBois · 24 eps

2016
To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth

TV · as Self - Panelist · 3 eps

2016
The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Real Daytime poster

The Real Daytime

TV · as Host · 2 eps

2014
black-ish poster

black-ish

TV · as Barbara · 2 eps

2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Identical poster

Identical

Movie · as Poet #2

2010
Master of the Mix

Master of the Mix

TV · 18 eps

2009
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments poster

VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments

Movie · as Self

1993
Cop & ½ poster

Cop & ½

Movie · as Katy