Nyima Funk Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Joseph Jefferson Award for her excellence in theatre in the Chicago area
• Earned her BFA in Musical Theater from the University of Michigan in 1997
• Is a Second City alum hailing from the Chicago and Detroit resident stages
• In addition to acting and hosting, she has worked as an improvisation coach
• Trained in improvisational and sketch comedy, she has appeared on "Whose Line Is It Anyway" and "Key & Peele․"
• Has written material for comedian Katt Williams, the film "Katt Williams: American Hustle," and The BET Hip Hop Awards
• Often uses her mother's name, Wendy Woods, for characters in improvisational scenes
• In her second episode of "Whose Line Is it, Anyway?" she removed her shoes for one of the sketches, making her the first cast member to perform on the show barefoot
• Is skilled at ballet, hip hop dancing, tap dancing and freestyle dancing
• Was a founding member and the lead singer of the Detroit techno group The Sound Odyssey