Eve

Eve

Known for
Acting
Born
November 10, 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Eve Jihan Cooper (née Jeffers; born November 10, 1978) known mononymously as Eve, is an American rapper, singer, actress, and television presenter from Philadelphia. In 1999, she released her debut album, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady, which reached number-one on the Billboard 200, making her the third female rapper to accomplish this feat. Eve followed up with three subsequent albums and achieved chart success with her singles, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (featuring Gwen Stefani), "What Ya Want ", "Who's That Girl", "Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys), "Satisfaction", "Love Is Blind" (featuring Faith Evans), and "Tambourine." As an actress, Eve is known for her role as Terri Jones in the films Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Barbershop: The Next Cut, as well as Shelley Williams on the UPN television sitcom Eve. She also appeared in films The Woodsman (2004), The Cookout (2004) and Whip It (2009). From 2017 to 2020, Eve was one of the co-hosts of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk. In 2021, she starred in the American television series, Queens. Eve has received multiple accolades throughout her career, which include a Grammy Award, BET Award, MTV Video Music Award, Teen Choice Award, and two Daytime Emmy Award nominations. Eve was placed on VH1's list of the '50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists'. In 2020, Spin named her one of the '30 Greatest Female Rappers Ever'.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2025
KPOPPED poster

KPOPPED

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game poster

The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game

Movie · as Self

2021
Queens poster

Queens

TV · as Brianna aka Professor Sex · 13 eps

2021
Secret Celebrity Renovation poster

Secret Celebrity Renovation

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
VERZUZ poster

VERZUZ

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Feel Good poster

Feel Good

TV · as Audrey · 1 ep

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
LadyGang poster

LadyGang

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Happy Together poster

Happy Together

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2018
Kidding poster

Kidding

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2018
Uncensored poster

Uncensored

TV · 1 ep

2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut poster

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Movie · as Terri

2016
Gwen Stefani : This is What The Truth Feels Like - Live poster

Gwen Stefani : This is What The Truth Feels Like - Live

Movie

2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens poster

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

Movie

2015
With This Ring poster

With This Ring

Movie · as Eve

2015
Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Eve · 1 ep

2014
Animal poster

Animal

Movie · as Barbara (uncredited)

2014
Jane the Virgin poster

Jane the Virgin

TV · as Eve · 1 ep

2013
Bounty Killer poster

Bounty Killer

Movie · as Mocha Sujata

2013
All Wifed Out poster

All Wifed Out

Movie · as Natalie

2012
Return of the Queen Tour poster

Return of the Queen Tour

Movie · as Self

2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC poster

Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

Movie · as Self

2011
Audrina poster

Audrina

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2011
Whitney poster

Whitney

TV · as Britnee · 1 ep

2010
4.3.2.1 poster

4.3.2.1

Movie · as Latisha

2010
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop poster

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

Movie · as Self

2010
Zulu Gumball poster

Zulu Gumball

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2010
The Talk poster

The Talk

TV · as Self - Host · 14 eps

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Whip It poster

Whip It

Movie · as Rosa Sparks

2009
Good Hair poster

Good Hair

Movie · as Self

2009
Glee poster

Glee

TV · as Grace Hitchens · 2 eps

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2008
Flashbacks of a Fool poster

Flashbacks of a Fool

Movie · as Ophelia Franklin

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as La-La Buendia · 1 ep

2005
The Tyra Banks Show poster

The Tyra Banks Show

TV · 1 ep

2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business poster

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Movie · as Terri

2004
The Woodsman poster

The Woodsman

Movie · as Mary-Kay

2004
The Cookout poster

The Cookout

Movie · as Becky

2004
VH1 Divas 2004 poster

VH1 Divas 2004

Movie · as Self

2004
Female American Rap Stars poster

Female American Rap Stars

Movie

2004
The Celebrity Apprentice poster

The Celebrity Apprentice

TV · 1 ep

2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle poster

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Movie · as Self

2003
Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

Movie

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Punk'd poster

Punk'd

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Eve poster

Eve

TV · as Shelley Williams · 66 eps

2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series poster

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

TV · as Cheyenne Tate / The Talon (voice) · 1 ep

2003
America's Next Top Model poster

America's Next Top Model

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Barbershop poster

Barbershop

Movie · as Terri Jones

2002
xXx poster

xXx

Movie · as J.J.

2002
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute

The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute

Movie

2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway poster

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored poster

Ruff Ryders: Uncensored

Movie · as Self

2001
One on One poster

One on One

TV · as Ida · 1 ep

1999
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute poster

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute

Movie · as Self - Perfomer

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Yvette Powell · 1 ep

1998
TRL poster

TRL

TV · 1 ep

1998
VH1 Divas poster

VH1 Divas

TV · as Self -Performer · 1 ep

1997
EP Daily poster

EP Daily

TV · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1993
Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · 2 eps

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 2 eps