Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil

Known for
Acting
Born
February 25, 1986 (age 40)
Birthplace
Hampstead, London, England, UK

Biography

Jameela Alia Jamil (born 25 February 1986) is a British actress, activist and presenter. She began her career on Channel 4, where she hosted a pop culture series in the T4 strand from 2009 until 2012. She then became The Official Chart's radio host and co-hosted The Official Chart Update alongside Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. She was the first regular solo female presenter of the BBC Radio 1 chart show. In 2016, Jamil moved to the United States. She played Tahani Al-Jamil in the NBC fantasy comedy series The Good Place. She also hosted the TBS late-night game show The Misery Index and was one of the judges of the voguing reality competition show Legendary. In 2022, Jamil worked on two superhero projects: the animated film DC League of Super-Pets and the live-action television series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Since 2022, she has voiced Asencia in the Star Trek: Prodigy science fiction series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jameela Jamil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Lola and Freddie

Lola and Freddie

Movie

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Pyongyang Home Video

Pyongyang Home Video

Movie · as Serena

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The Healer poster

The Healer

Movie

2026
People We Meet on Vacation poster

People We Meet on Vacation

Movie · as Swapna

2026
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie poster

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

Movie · as Heidi Pothesis (voice)

2026
Miss Representation: Rise Up poster

Miss Representation: Rise Up

Movie · as Self

2025
A Merry Little Ex-Mas poster

A Merry Little Ex-Mas

Movie · as Tess Wiley

2025
Elio poster

Elio

Movie · as Ambassador Questa (voice)

2025
Together for Palestine poster

Together for Palestine

Movie · as Self

2025
Dexter Procter poster

Dexter Procter

TV · as Miss Melon · 1 ep

2025
Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet poster

Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Grave Conversations poster

Grave Conversations

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Love at First Sight poster

Love at First Sight

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2023
Krapopolis poster

Krapopolis

TV · as Hestia (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Clone High poster

Clone High

TV · as Mrs. C (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Poker Face poster

Poker Face

TV · as Ava · 1 ep

2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law poster

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Movie · as Self

2022
Marry Me poster

Marry Me

Movie · as Anikah

2022
DC League of Super-Pets poster

DC League of Super-Pets

Movie · as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)

2022
Embrace Kids poster

Embrace Kids

Movie · as Self

2022
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin poster

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

TV · as Gisela · 6 eps

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · 1 ep

2022
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law poster

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

TV · as Mary MacPherran / Titania · 9 eps

2021
The Demi Lovato Show poster

The Demi Lovato Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Lady De-Clutter (voice) · 1 ep

2021
Star Trek: Prodigy poster

Star Trek: Prodigy

TV · as Asencia (voice), Asencia / Young Asencia (voice), Ascencia (voice) · 15 eps

2020
How to Build a Girl poster

How to Build a Girl

Movie · as Cleopatra

2020
One World: Together at Home poster

One World: Together at Home

Movie · as Self

2020
Defining Moments with OZY poster

Defining Moments with OZY

TV · as Self · 7 eps

2020
Legendary poster

Legendary

TV · as Self - Judge · 29 eps

2020
Crossing Swords poster

Crossing Swords

TV · as Sloane (voice) · 4 eps

2020
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous poster

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

TV · as Roxie (voice) · 14 eps

2020
Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs

TV · as Sultana (voice) · 1 ep

2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2019
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place poster

The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place

Movie · as Self

2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate poster

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

Movie · as Self

2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh poster

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
Harley Quinn poster

Harley Quinn

TV · as Eris (voice) · 1 ep

2019
The Misery Index poster

The Misery Index

TV · as Self - Host · 50 eps

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
DuckTales poster

DuckTales

TV · as W.A.N.D.A. (voice), Gandra Dee (voice) · 1 ep

2016
The Good Place poster

The Good Place

TV · as Tahani Al-Jamil · 50 eps

2015
5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here? poster

5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here?

Movie · as Self

2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Virtually Famous poster

Virtually Famous

TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps

2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

TV · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off poster

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2013
The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Good Mythical Morning poster

Good Mythical Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Impractical Jokers poster

Impractical Jokers

TV · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2008
Celebrity Juice poster

Celebrity Juice

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2006
Freshly Squeezed

Freshly Squeezed

TV · as Host · 1 ep

2005
Playing It Straight poster

Playing It Straight

TV · as Self - Presenter · 8 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep