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Amanda Seales

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.

Infobox

Born
Amanda Ingrid Seales (1981-07-01) July 1, 1981 (age 44)Inglewood, California, U.S.
Education
State University of New York, Purchase (BA)Columbia University (MA)
Occupations
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Years active
1992–present
Medium
Television film music radio
Genre
Stand-up comedy
Website
amandaseales.com

Tables

List of extended plays, with selected details and year released · Discography › EPs
Life Experience
Life Experience
Title
Life Experience
Album details
Released: December 18, 2007 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Spandex, Rhymes & Soul
Spandex, Rhymes & Soul
Title
Spandex, Rhymes & Soul
Album details
Released: March 3, 2009 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Madame Monochrome
Madame Monochrome
Title
Madame Monochrome
Album details
Released: April 27, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Title
Album details
Life Experience
Released: December 18, 2007 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Spandex, Rhymes & Soul
Released: March 3, 2009 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Madame Monochrome
Released: April 27, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
List of mixtapes, with selected details and year released · Discography › Mixtapes
Foreplay
Foreplay
Title
Foreplay
Album details
Released: June 6, 2008 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Technicolor Lover
Technicolor Lover
Title
Technicolor Lover
Album details
Released: May 29, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Title
Album details
Foreplay
Released: June 6, 2008 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Technicolor Lover
Released: May 29, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name · Discography › Guest appearances
Title
Year
Album
Artist(s)
"Manwomanboogie"
2008
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
"Get Right"
2010
Rebel Without Applause
Johnny Polygon
"Blvd Broad"
"You Belong to Me"
Catch-Up
"Beautiful Things"
LIFE
Kenichiro Nishihara
"Proud 2 Be"
2012
Crack on Steroids
N.O.R.E., M-1
List of music videos, showing year released and director · Discography › Music videos
Title
Year
Director(s)
"Neon"(featuring Johnny Polygon)
2009
Lyn-don McCray
· Filmography › Film
1993
Role(s)
Katy
2006
Role(s)
Angry Female Tenant
2011
Role(s)
Poet #2
2016
Ladies Book Club
Role(s)
Helena
Notes
TV movie
2018
The Story of Our Times
Role(s)
Shancy
Notes
TV movie
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1993
Cop and a Half
Katy
2006
Freedomland
Angry Female Tenant
2011
Identical
Poet
2016
Ladies Book Club
Helena
TV movie
2018
The Story of Our Times
Shancy
TV movie
· Filmography › Television
2010
Undateable
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Main guest
2011
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Deaf Jam"
2012
MTV's Hip Hop POV
Role(s)
Herself/Co-Host
Notes
Main co-host
Role(s)
Herself/Made Coach
Notes
Episode: "Professional Actress: Rita"
2013
Big Evening Buzz
Role(s)
Herself/Panelist
Notes
Episode: "Dido"
Role(s)
Herself/Host
Notes
Main host: Season 3
Role(s)
Herself/Panelist
Notes
Recurring panelist
2015
Role(s)
Herself/Guest Co-Host
Notes
Episode: "Episode #18.85"
2015–17
Role(s)
Get Your Life
Notes
Herself
2016
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "That Ass, Tho"
2016–17
Role(s)
Greatest Ever
Notes
Herself/Host
2016–21
Role(s)
Insecure
Notes
Tiffany DuBois
2017
Hood Adjacent with James Davis
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Black Twitter"
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Episode #4.42" & "#4.136"
Gay of Thrones
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "The Sores of Whores"
2017–20
Role(s)
The Real
Notes
Herself/Co-Host
2018
Role(s)
Barbara
Notes
Recurring cast: Season 4
Animals.
Role(s)
Tia/Waitress 1 (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Rats"
2018–19
Role(s)
Hip Hop Squares
Notes
Herself/Panelist
2019
Role(s)
Herself/Host
Notes
Main host
Camp Confessions
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Amanda Seales Makes Love to Spirit"
2019–21
Role(s)
To Tell the Truth
Notes
Herself/Panelist
2020
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "High Holidays"
Floored
Role(s)
Herself/Guest Judge
Notes
Episode: "Beware the Bears"
Role(s)
Herself/Host
Notes
Main host
Role(s)
Herself/Celebrity Player
Notes
Episode: "Twitch & Shout"
Role(s)
Herself/Contestant
Notes
Episode: "Episode #5.8"
2021
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Amanda Seales"
Finding Magic Mike
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "A Talented Man"
2022
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Wrestling While Black"
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Main guest
Inventions That Changed History
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Recurring guest
Celebrity Game Face
Role(s)
Herself/Contestant
Notes
Episode: "Cedric the Entertainer Busts Kevin's Chops"
Role(s)
Herself/Contestant
Notes
Episode: "Amanda Seales, Snoop Dogg, Mark Duplass"
Role(s)
Annie the Giant (voice)
Notes
Recurring cast: Season 1
Role(s)
Faith Evans
Notes
Episode: "Fashion!"
2022–23
Role(s)
25 Words or Less
Notes
Herself/Contestant
2022–24
Role(s)
Pictionary
Notes
Herself/Team Captain
2023
See It Loud: The History of Black Television
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Recurring guest
Role(s)
Herself/Celebrity Player
Notes
Episode: "Will Sasso vs. Amanda Seales and Dulé Hill vs. Francia Raisa"
Role(s)
Herself/Contestant
Notes
Episode: "Lightning & Glitter!"
Role(s)
Herself/Contestant
Notes
Recurring guest
Role(s)
Herself/Contestant
Notes
Episode: "Quarter Final #9: Kyra Sedgwick, Mo Rocca and Amanda Seales"
Crimson Hearts Collide
Role(s)
Kelsey
Notes
Main cast
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1994–95
My Brother and Me
Deonne Wilburn
Recurring cast
2002–05
Def Poetry Jam
Herself
Episode: "Episode " & "#5.8"
2010
Undateable
Herself
Main guest
2011
Independent Lens
Herself
Episode: "Deaf Jam"
2012
MTV's Hip Hop POV
Herself/Co-Host
Main co-host
Made
Herself/Made Coach
Episode: "Professional Actress: Rita"
2013
Big Evening Buzz
Herself/Panelist
Episode: "Dido"
Master of the Mix
Herself/Host
Main host: Season 3
Big Morning Buzz Live
Herself/Panelist
Recurring panelist
2015
The View
Herself/Guest Co-Host
Episode: "Episode "
2015–17
Get Your Life
Herself
Main cast
2016
Comedy Knockout
Herself
Episode: "That Ass, Tho"
2016–17
Greatest Ever
Herself/Host
Main host
2016–21
Insecure
Tiffany DuBois
Recurring cast
2017
Hood Adjacent with James Davis
Herself
Episode: "Black Twitter"
@midnight
Herself
Episode: "Episode " & "#4.136"
Gay of Thrones
Herself
Episode: "The Sores of Whores"
2017–20
The Real
Herself/Co-Host
Guest co-host: Season 4, Main Co-Host: Season 6
2018
Black-ish
Barbara
Recurring cast: Season 4
Animals.
Tia/Waitress 1 (voice)
Episode: "Rats"
2018–19
Hip Hop Squares
Herself/Panelist
Recurring panelist: Season 5-6
2019
Bring the Funny
Herself/Host
Main host
Camp Confessions
Herself
Episode: "Amanda Seales Makes Love to Spirit"
2019–21
To Tell the Truth
Herself/Panelist
Guest panelist: Season 4-5 & 7
2020
Cooked with Cannabis
Herself
Episode: "High Holidays"
Floored
Herself/Guest Judge
Episode: "Beware the Bears"
BET Awards
Herself/Host
Main host
Hollywood Game Night
Herself/Celebrity Player
Episode: "Twitch & Shout"
Match Game
Herself/Contestant
Episode: "Episode "
2021
Fast Foodies
Herself
Episode: "Amanda Seales"
Finding Magic Mike
Herself
Episode: "A Talented Man"
2022
Real Husbands of Hollywood
Herself
Episode: "Wrestling While Black"
Everything's Gonna Be All White
Herself
Main guest
Inventions That Changed History
Herself
Recurring guest
Celebrity Game Face
Herself/Contestant
Episode: "Cedric the Entertainer Busts Kevin's Chops"
Wheel of Fortune
Herself/Contestant
Episode: "Amanda Seales, Snoop Dogg, Mark Duplass"
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
Annie the Giant (voice)
Recurring cast: Season 1
Sherman's Showcase
Faith Evans
Episode: "Fashion!"
2022–23
25 Words or Less
Herself/Contestant
Recurring contestant: Season 3-5
2022–24
Pictionary
Herself/Team Captain
Recurring Team Captain: Season 1, Guest Team Captain: Season 2
2023
See It Loud: The History of Black Television
Herself
Recurring guest
The $100,000 Pyramid
Herself/Celebrity Player
Episode: "Will Sasso vs. Amanda Seales and Dulé Hill vs. Francia Raisa"
Name That Tune
Herself/Contestant
Episode: "Lightning & Glitter!"
Celebrity Squares
Herself/Contestant
Recurring guest
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Herself/Contestant
Episode: "Quarter Final : Kyra Sedgwick, Mo Rocca and Amanda Seales"
Crimson Hearts Collide
Kelsey
Main cast
· Filmography › Documentary
2007
Beef 4
2008
Big Pun: The Legacy
2014
Bottoms Up
Year
Title
2007
Beef 4
2008
Big Pun: The Legacy
2014
Bottoms Up

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