Cleo King - wikipedia Cleo King Cleo King King at the 2014 Seventh Annual Bel Air Film Festival at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Harriet Cleo King ( 1962 - 08 - 21 ) August 21, 1962 ( age 55 ) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S Occupation Actress Years active 1988 -- present Cleo King ( born Harriet Cleo King ; August 21, 1962 ) is an American character actress, best known for her roles on television. Life and career King was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was the youngest of seven children in her family. She graduated from University of Missouri and later moved to New York to pursue an acting career, appearing on stage productions. In mid-1990s, King moved to Los Angeles, California, when she began appearing on television shows such as The Wayans Bros., Living Single, Malcolm & Eddie, Murphy Brown, and Any Day Now. King has appeared in a number of films, playing small parts, include Magnolia ( 1999 ), Dude, Where 's My Car ? ( 2000 ), Bubble Boy ( 2001 ), The Life of David Gale ( 2003 ), Dreamgirls ( 2006 ), Pineapple Express ( 2008 ), The Hangover ( 2009 ), and Valentine 's Day. She guest - starred on more than 50 shows, include NYPD Blue, Ally McBeal, Six Feet Under, The West Wing, CSI : Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, and Ugly Betty. From 2001 to 2002, King had the recurring role as Helene Parks in the Fox drama series, Boston Public created by David E. Kelley. In 2003, she co-starred in the short - lived CBS drama The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire, also created by Kelley. In 2006, she played Aunt Lou in the HBO drama series Deadwood during its third and final season. In 2009, King had the recurring role as Neeta, the nanny of Jax Teller 's son in the FX drama series, Sons of Anarchy. In 2010, King was cast in the series regular role as grandmother, Rosetta McMillan `` Nana '', in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, even though she is only 7 years older than Reno Wilson ( who plays her grandson, Carl ). She also appears regularly in Netflix 's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017. References ^ Jump up to : Iya Bakare. `` Mike - Molly - s - Cleo - King - Claims - Her - Throne - in - Acting - Industry - Entertainment - Articles ''. Retrieved 2 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Cleo King ''. Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016. Jump up ^ William Keck ( 2 September 2010 ). `` Keck 's Exclusives : CBS ' Mike & Molly Makes a Surprising Casting Choice ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016. External links Cleo King on IMDb VIAF : 106882459 LCCN : no2010008040 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cleo_King&oldid=801142129 '' Categories : 1962 births American television actresses American film actresses Living people Actresses from St. Louis University of Missouri alumni African - American actresses American actresses 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano 日本 語 Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 22 : 37. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays carl's grandmother on mike and molly
Answer: Cleo King