This profile is part five of Queerty’s 2020 Out For Good series, recognizing public figures who’ve had the courage to come out and make a difference in the past year, in celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11.Name: Niecy Nash, 50Bio: Niecy Nash grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Palmdale, the daughter of a working mother.
She landed her first professional acting gig in 1995 with the film Boys on the Side and worked steadily thereafter, nabbing parts in ER, Girlfriends and NYPD Blue.
Her breakout role came in 2003 with her iconic performance as Deputy Raineesha Williams on the improv comedy Reno 911!, a role she has continued to play on and off ever since.