Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 25, 1986
Place of Birth:
Hampstead, London, England, UK
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Jameela Jamil
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | People We Meet on Vacation | Swapna Bakshi-Highsmith |
| 2026 | PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie | (voice) |
| 2025 | A Merry Little Ex-Mas | Tess Wiley |
| 2025 | Elio | Ambassador Questa (voice) |
| 2025 | Together for Palestine | Self |
| 2023 | Love at First Sight | Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Self |
| 2022 | Marry Me | Anikah |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice) |
| 2022 | Embrace Kids | Self |
| 2020 | How to Build a Girl | Cleopatra |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home | Self |
| 2019 | The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place | Self |
| 2019 | Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate | Self |
| 2015 | 5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here? | Self |
| Lola and Freddie | ||
| Pyongyang Home Video | Serena |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dexter Procter | Miss Melon |
| 2024 | Grave Conversations | Self |
| 2023 | Krapopolis | Hestia (voice) |
| 2023 | Clone High | Mrs. C (voice) |
| 2023 | Poker Face | Ava |
| 2022 | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | Gisela |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Mary MacPherran / Titania |
| 2021 | The Demi Lovato Show | Self |
| 2021 | Rugrats | Lady De-Clutter (voice) |
| 2021 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Asencia (voice) |
| 2021 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Asencia / Young Asencia (voice) |
| 2021 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Ascencia (voice) |
| 2020 | Defining Moments with OZY | Self |
| 2020 | Legendary | Self - Judge |
| 2020 | Crossing Swords | Sloane (voice) |
| 2020 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Roxie (voice) |
| 2020 | Animaniacs | Sultana (voice) |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn | Eris (voice) |
| 2019 | The Misery Index | Self - Host |
| 2017 | DuckTales | W.A.N.D.A. (voice) |
| 2017 | DuckTales | Gandra Dee (voice) |
| 2016 | The Good Place | Tahani Al-Jamil |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2014 | Virtually Famous | Self - Panelist |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2013 | The Great Comic Relief Bake Off | Self - Contestant |
| 2013 | The Last Leg | Self |
| 2012 | Good Mythical Morning | Self |
| 2011 | Impractical Jokers | |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2008 | Celebrity Juice | Self |
| 2006 | Freshly Squeezed | Host |
| 2005 | Playing It Straight | Herself - Presenter |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1994 | Room 101 | Self |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter |