Belonging to the Wayans family, Kim Wayans is an American writer, director, actress, producer and comedian with an estimated net worth of $8 million in 2012.

As an actress, Kim Wayans has appeared in TV and film projects such as I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Talking About Sex, Juwanna Mann, In Living Color, A Different World¸A Low Down Dirty Shame, In the House, and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. Her role as struggling mother in Pariah earned her a nomination at the 2012 Black Reel Awards  for the  Best Supporting Actress category.

She is the story editor for the sitcom My Wife and Kids. As a writer, she has released a series of children’s books titled Amy Hodgepodge,together with her husband, Kevin Knotts.