| Phyllis Yvonne Stickney | |
| Birth Place: | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1985–present |
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney is an American actress and comedian. Stickney is known for her main role on the sitcom New Attitude (1990). She also has appeared in films including New Jack City (1991), Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).[1]
Stickney was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas and is one of five siblings.[2] [3] She initially worked the University of Delaware as an associate in the theater department, and later studied at the Institute of New Cinema Artists.[4]
Early in Stickney's career, she became involved with the New Heritage Theatre in Harlem, where she met Roger Furman, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. At one point, Dave Chapelle was her opener at the comedy venue Caroline's.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Frederick Douglass: An American Life | Anna Douglass | Short | |
| 1991 | New Jack City | Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins | ||
| Jungle Fever | Nilda | |||
| Talkin' Dirty After Dark | Aretha | |||
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Honey | ||
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Alline Bullock | ||
| 1994 | The Inkwell | Dr. Wade | ||
| 1995 | My Teacher's Wife | Harvard Officer | ||
| Die Hard with a Vengeance | Wanda Shepard | |||
| 1996 | Tendrils | - | Short | |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Mrs. Shakespeare | ||
| 2002 | Big Ain't Bad | Lauren Jordan | ||
| 2009 | See Dick Run | Dr. LaCroix | ||
| 2010 | Ms. Edna | |||
| 2013 | Haitian Nights | Ms. Edna | ||
| 2014 | Gun Hill | Marva Stevens | TV movie | |
| Pound of Flesh | Mrs. Emeka | |||
| 2016 | The Tale of Four | - | Short | |
| 2017 | Dana's Story | Grandma Ladoux | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Cosby Show | Phyllis | Episode: "Hillman" | |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Cora Lee | Episode: "Part I & II" | |
| 1990 | New Attitude | Yvonne St. James | Main Cast | |
| 1991 | Great Performances | Topsy Washington | Episode: "The Colored Museum" | |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Miss Lee | Episode: "Mother Love" | |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Baptise | Episode: "After Shakespeare" | |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Esther Rashad | Episode: "The Reckoning" | |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Aunt Zed | Episode: "Daddy's Girl" | ||
| 1999–2000 | Linc's | Y'vetta | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| 2008 | Sex Chronicles | Tracy | Episode: "Room 69" | |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin, DDS | - (voice) | Episode: "From Here to Fraternity" | |
| 2021 | Shameless | Bev | Episode: "DNR" | |
| 2022 | The Ms. Pat Show | Aunt Gwen | Episode: "Ding-Dong, The Bitch is Dead" |
| 2021 | A Raisin in the Sun | Mama Lena | Production directed by Rajendra Maharaj | |
| 2022 | School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play | Headmistress | ||
| 2022 | Laughter & Lyrics | Herself |