Debra Wilson

Debra Wilson (born April 26, 1962) is an American actress, voice actress, puppeteer, and comedian. She is the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series Mad TV, having appeared on the show's first eight seasons from 1995 to 2003. As a voice actress, she has voiced various characters on television shows and video games, including Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, Baby Shark's Big Show!, Spitting Image, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Wolfenstein, Days Gone, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Halo Infinite, Diablo IV, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Clone Drone in the Hyperdome, Destiny 2, as well as Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

She also starred in the films The Summerland Project and Bodied. From 2022 to 2025, Wilson voiced Daisy Duck in Mickey Mouse Funhouse.

Early life Wilson was born and raised in New York City, in the neighborhood of Ozone Park, Queens, and attended the New York City High School of the Performing Arts. After graduation, she studied television and radio broadcasting at Syracuse University. She worked as a preschool teacher during the 1980s for the All Saints Church, in Sunnyside, Queens.

Wilson made her television acting debut on The Apollo Comedy Hour and The Uptown Comedy Club, where she became a series regular. She continued her work in television working as a spokesperson for Burger King,

Career

Mad TV Wilson was one of the original eight cast members of Mad TV when the series aired in 1995. Wilson came to the show with a background in sketch comedy, improv, and television.

Wilson was credited for creating some of the most popular recurring characters on the show. Among her characters were Latina bimbo Melina (Lida and Melina), Reality Check Tovah McQueen, Stick Chick Autumn, Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority sister Hayden Brooks, Alexis Duvane (Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses), blaxploitation actress Cocoa Latette (Son of Dolemite), She has also played Oprah or Oprah-like characters in other media, most notably Scary Movie 4 and The Proud Family.

Television Since her debut on MADtv, Wilson has done voice acting on episodes on numerous television shows, landing some recurring roles on such shows as Clone High, Family Guy, and did puppeteer work on The Mr. Potato Head Show.

Wilson has made numerous independent films, including Naked Angel, Jane White Is Sick and Twisted, Skin Deep, and Soulmates. She was also in an episode of Without a Trace as a doctor, and appeared three times as a working girl, Divine, in episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

She and MADtv co-star Nicole Sullivan have done commercials for Pepsi's Sierra Mist. She appeared as herself on the February 15, 1999, episode of WCW Monday Nitro accompanying MADtv castmate Will Sasso in his professional wrestling match against Bret Hart. She also appeared on the British Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

She was the co-host of TV Guide Channel's TV Watercooler with John Fugelsang, until she was replaced by Teresa Strasser in October 2006. She was also a co-host on GSN Live until she left in January 2010.

Wilson is the announcer of the revival of the NBC game show Weakest Link hosted by Jane Lynch.

In July 2022, Nickelodeon announced that Wilson would voice the character Headless Headmistress Bloodgood in the 2022 animated reboot series Monster High.

Theater Wilson performed off-Broadway with the improvisational comedy troupe Noo Yawk Tawk directed by Richmond Shepard at The Village Gate Theater (1988–1991).

Video games Wilson has voiced many video game characters, such as her role as Grace Walker in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and her role as Cere Junda in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and its sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. She also appeared in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as General Lyons. Her other video game voice work includes The Outer Worlds, Gears 5, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Rage 2, Days Gone, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 76, and Far Cry New Dawn. She is the voice of Draka in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. She is the voice of Savathûn in Destiny 2 and the Harbinger in Halo Infinite. She also plays The Doctor in Death Stranding 2 and Inquisitor Lödwyn in Avowed. More recently, she voiced Sifuu in Palia and The Houndmaster in Dead by Daylight.

Personal life Wilson married writer and director Cliff Skelton in April 2006. They separated in 2010, citing irreconcilable differences.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Cracking Up 1995 Blue in the Face Statistician 1996 Girl 6 Salesgirl #3 1997 Gridlock'd Medicaid Woman #2 B*A*P*S Flight Attendant Soulmates Jennifer Williams Asylum Belinda Davis Sleeping Together Wendy 1998 Star Trek: The Experience: The Klingon Encounter Security Officer Short 2000 Rubbernecking Julia 2002 Jane White Is Sick & Twisted Chi-Chi 2003 Skin Deep Alex 2004 Target Nolan Nine Lives Lisa 2005 Bringing Up BayBay Pam Wilcox, BayBay Girl Short film; also writer 2006 Whitepaddy Aunt Tiny Danny Roane: First Time Director Rehab nurse Sister Buzzard Voice; direct-to-video Scary Movie 4 Oprah Winfrey Over the Hedge Debbie Voice The Loud House Movie Nana May, Nana Collette, Nana Helene, Mrs. Turnberry Voice Call Me Miss Cleo Herself Documentary 2023 Cobweb Monster Sarah Voice Baby Shark's Big Movie! Grandma Shark The Doomies Mordam X-Men '97 Candra / X-Ternal StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Additional voices Fallout: New Vegas 2011 Infamous 2 Female Pedestrians, The Storyteller 2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population 2014 Elder Scrolls Online Additional voices WildStar Dreadphage Ohmna, Selene, Granok Female Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Additional voices World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Monster Vocal Effects 2016 Mirror's Edge Catalyst Rebecca Thane Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Kit Disney Speedstorm Ursula Destiny 2: The Final Shape Savathûn World of Warcraft: The War Within Speaker Brinthe Rivals of Aether 2 Envis Dead by DaylightPortia Maye / The Houndmaster 2025 Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Queen Michele English dubbing Mouse: P.I. for Hire Old Shrew Lady, Judge FataleTBADeadlock (video game)The Archmother

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2012–2013 Lips Ex-girlfriend 2 episodes 2017 My Sister Is So Gay Becca 6 episodes