Debra Wilson

TV Actress

Debra Wilson was born in Queens, New York, United States on April 26th, 1962 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 61, Debra Wilson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Debra Renee Wilson Skelton, Skelton, Debra Skelton
Date of Birth
April 26, 1962
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Queens, New York, United States
Age
61 years old
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Profession
Film Actor, Stage Actor, Television Actor, Voice Actor
Debra Wilson Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 61 years old, Debra Wilson has this physical status:

Height
170cm
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark brown
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Debra Wilson Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
New York City High School of the Performing Arts, Syracuse University
Debra Wilson Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Cliff Skelton, ​ ​(m. 2006; sep. 2010)​
Children
Not Available
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Not Available
Debra Wilson Life

Debra Renee Wilson (born April 26, 1962), also known as Debra Wilson Skelton or Debra Skelton, is an American actress and comedian.

Wilson is best known for being the longest-serving original cast member of Mad TV's sketch comedy series Mad TV, having appeared on the program for the first eight seasons.

Avatar, American Dad!, Family Guy, and Hoodwinked Too! She has also appeared on many television shows, including Avatar, American Dad! Hood vs..

Evil, The Proud Family, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The Boondocks.

Early life

Wilson was born and raised in New York City, Queens, in the neighborhood of Ozone Park, Queens, and attended the New York City High School of the Performing Arts. She then specialized in television and radio broadcasting at Syracuse University after graduation. During the 1980s for the All Saints Church in Sunnyside, Queens, she served as a pre-school teacher.

Wilson made her television debut on The Apollo Comedy Hour and The Uptown Comedy Club, where she became a series regular.

She also co-hosted Can We Shop?

Joan Rivers and I'm with them. She continued her television appearances as a spokesperson for Burger King and a guest star in New York Undercover.

Personal life

In April 2006, Wilson married writer and director Cliff Skelton. They divorced in 2010 after citing irreconcilable differences.

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Debra Wilson Career

Career

Wilson was one of the original eight cast members of Mad TV when the series aired in 1995. Wilson came to the show with a background in sketch comedy, improv and television.

Wilson was credited for creating some of the most popular recurring characters on the show. Among her characters were Latina bimbo Melina (Lida and Melina), Reality Check's Tovah McQueen, Stick Chick Autumn, Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority sister Hayden Brooks, Alexis Dubane (Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses), blaxploitation actress Cocoa Latette (Son of Dolemite), Lowered Expectations Host and Ms. Not Nice (Jenny Jones). Perhaps her best known character was the fast talking "Black American Princess" Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson.

Her most recognized impressions on the show were of Oprah Winfrey and Whitney Houston. Her Oprah impersonation is so well regarded that in fact she has played Oprah or Oprah-like characters in other media, most notably Scary Movie 4 and The Proud Family. She also regularly portrayed Beyoncé Knowles, Mariah Carey, Lil' Kim, and Chris Tucker.

Since her debut on MADtv, Wilson has done voice acting on episodes on numerous television shows, landing some recurring roles on such shows as Clone High, Family Guy, and did puppeteer work on The Mr. Potato Head Show. She voiced Captain Lisa Cusak in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Sound of Her Voice".

Wilson has made numerous independent films, including Naked Angel, Jane White Is Sick and Twisted, Skin Deep, and Soulmates. She was also in an episode of Without a Trace as a doctor, and appeared three times as a working girl, Divine, in episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

She and Sullivan have done commercials for Pepsi's Sierra Mist. She appeared as herself on the February 15, 1999, episode of WCW Monday Nitro accompanying MADtv castmate Will Sasso in his professional wrestling match against Bret Hart. She also appeared on the UK Whose Line Is It Anyway? – Season 10, Episode 9.

She was the co-host of TV Guide Channel's TV Watercooler with John Fugelsang, until she was replaced by Teresa Strasser in October 2006. She was also a co-host on GSN Live until she left in January 2010.

Wilson is currently the announcer of the revival of the NBC game show Weakest Link hosted by Jane Lynch.

In July 2022, Nickelodeon announced that Wilson would voice the character Headless Headmistress Bloodgood in the 2022 animated reboot series Monster High.

Wilson performed off-Broadway with the improvisational comedy troupe Noo Yawk Tawk directed by Richmond Shepard at The Village Gate (1988–1991).

Wilson has voiced many video game characters, such as her role as Grace Walker in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and her role as Cere Junda in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. She also appeared in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as General Lyons. Her other video game voice work includes The Outer Worlds, Gears 5, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Rage 2, Days Gone and Far Cry New Dawn. She is the voice of Draka in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. She is the voice of Savathûn in Destiny 2 and the Harbinger in Halo Infinite.

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