Amanda Seales

Known for: Acting

Born: 1981-07-01 (age 45)

From: Inglewood, California, USA

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.

Filmography (31)

MOVIE★ 1.0
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 6.0
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Inventions That Changed History
2022
as Self - Actress
TV★ 6.1
Finding Magic Mike
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.7
Insecure: The End
2021
as Self
TV★ 7.5
The Outsiders?
2021
as Self
TV
Tha God's Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God
2021
TV★ 6.5
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
2021
as Annie the Giant (voice)
TV★ 4.7
Fast Foodies
2021
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 7.1
Name That Tune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 9.5
Cardi Tries
2020
as Self
TV★ 3.0
Floored
2020
as Self - Guest
TV★ 4.7
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.0
Bring the Funny
2019
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.5
Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin'
2019
as Self
TV★ 6.3
The Fix
2018
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.0
Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times
2018
as Shancy
MOVIE★ 7.7
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Insecure
2016
as Tiffany DuBois
TV★ 6.4
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 5.7
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE
Ladies Book Club
2016
as Helema
TV★ 7.1
black-ish
2014
as Barbara
TV★ 6.4
The Real
2014
as Host
TV★ 5.2
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.0
Identical
2011
as Poet #2
TV
Master of the Mix
2010
MOVIE
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.6
Cop & ½
1993
as Katy