Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles in various television comedies.

Malick has made over 50 guest appearances on television shows, primarily on comedies, and starred in a number of made-for-television films.

[3] Her paternal grandfather, Ayad Malick, was an Egyptian from a Coptic Christian family who met her grandmother Sarah Belle Float, a Pentecostal missionary, in 1913.

In 1990, Malick was cast in the HBO comedy series Dream On as Judith Tupper Stone, Brian Benben's neurotic but endearing ex-wife.

[7] During Dream On years, Malick also acted in other television series, appearing in dramas, such as NYPD Blue as a battered socialite in 1993, and L.A. Law and Tales from the Crypt, and sitcoms, including Mad About You, Seinfeld, and Cybill.

Malick starred in the 1999 Lifetime Television film Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story, in which she played the dual roles of identical twin sibling advice columnists Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer) and "Dear Abby" Abigail Van Buren (Pauline Phillips).

In 2000, Malick was honored by Women in Film as A Woman of Vision, along with Tipper Gore, Gwen Ifill, and Roseanne Barr.

In 2010, Malick was cast as Victoria Chase, a five-time-divorced, Emmy Award-winning soap opera star, in the TV Land comedy series Hot in Cleveland, alongside Jane Leeves, Valerie Bertinelli, and Betty White.

[17] In 2011, Malick was a promising contender for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category,[18] though she did not receive a nomination.

In 2012, the Hot in Cleveland cast and she were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

[20] Malick starred in the 2013 Hallmark original film After All These Years based on the book by best-selling author Susan Isaacs.

[21] After Hot in Cleveland, Malick landed the role in the CBS action comedy-drama series Rush Hour, based on the film franchise of the same name.

From 2014 to 2020, Malick had a recurring voice role playing the titular character's mother Beatrice in the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman.

Malick played Shailene Woodley's character mother in the 2019 romantic drama film Endings, Beginnings, and title role in the 2020 Lifetime thriller Deranged Granny.

[26] In 2022, she set to appear in a multiple features, include Mack & Rita starring Diane Keaton,[27] A Little White Lie, The Re-Education of Molly Singer,[28] and the leading role in the musical drama Mother of All Shows.