Elvira Wayans is an American

United States

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 writer

Screenwriter

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. She is the sister of Dwayne Wayans

Dwayne Wayans

Dwayne Kim Wayans is an American writer and film score composer. He is a member of the Wayans Family.-Early life:Wayans was born in New York City, New York, the son of Elvira, a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Wayans, a supermarket manager. His family was involved in the Jehovah's...

, Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans is an American actor, comedian, director and writer known as the host and creator of the FOX sketch comedy series In Living Color, which also starred Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, brothers Damon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, sister Kim Wayans, David Alan Grier, Tommy...

, Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans

Damon Kyle Wayans is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor, one of the Wayans brothers.-Early life:Wayans was born in New York City, New York, the son of Elvira, a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Wayans, a supermarket manager...

, Nadia Wayans, Kim Wayans

Kim Wayans

Kim Wayans is an American actress, comedian, producer, writer and director. She is also a member of the Wayans family.-Early life:...

, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans

Marlon L. Wayans is an American actor, model producer, comedian, writer, and director of movies, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988...

. She is the aunt of Craig Wayans

Craig Wayans

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, Damon Wayans, Jr.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

Damon Kyle Wayans, Jr. is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian. He is the oldest son of actor-comedian Damon Wayans. Wayans currently stars as Brad Williams on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings.-Early life:...

, Michael Wayans

Michael Wayans

Michael Richard Wayans is an American actor.He is the son of actor and comedian Damon Wayans and part of the Wayans family.-Life and career:...

, Cara Mia Wayans

Cara Mia Wayans

Cara Mia Dianne Wayans is an American actress. She is the daughter of actor and comedian Damon Wayans and part of the Wayans family.-Career:...

, Kyla Wayans, mother of Chaunte Wayans

Chaunté Wayans

Chaunté Wayans is an American actress, comedienne, writer and editor.-Life and career:Wayans is a member of the Wayans Family, whose more notable members are brothers Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans, and her brother Damien Dante Wayans. She is the...

 and Damien Dante Wayans

Damien Dante Wayans

Damien Dante Wayans is an American actor, writer, producer and director. He is a member of the Wayans family.-Early life:Wayans was born in New York City, he is the nephew of the Wayans Brothers, which consists of Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Elvira Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and...

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Wayans, who was named after her mother, was born in New York City

New York City

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, New York

New York

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, the daughter of Elvira, a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Wayans, a supermarket

Supermarket

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 manager. Her family was involved in the Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses

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 religion. She and her family lived in New York

New York City

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's Chelsea

Chelsea, Manhattan

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 neighborhood.

Even though she is not involved in Hollywood like her brothers and sisters, she was a writer on her brother Damon's show My Wife And Kids

My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids is an American television family sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001 until May 17, 2005. Produced by Touchstone Television , it starred Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin, and centers on the character of Michael Kyle, a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules...

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