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Jameela Jamil

Model (person) / Radio Personality / Television Actress / Television Presenter / Journalist | * 02/25/1986 (38) | Hampstead, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Jameela Alia Jamil (born 25 February 1986) is a British actress, activist, podcaster, and television host and judge. 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 radio host of The Official Chart, 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 relocated to the United States. She played Tahani Al-Jamil in the NBC fantasy comedy series The Good Place. She also hosts the TBS late-night game show The Misery Index and is one of the judges of 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. ()
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Jameela Jamil (born 25 February 1986) is an English actress, writer, DJ, model, and radio host. She's best known for her roles as Tahani Al-Jamil on the sitcom The Good Place and Mary MacPherran / Titania on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, as well as host of the game show The Misery Index and judge of reality competition show Legendary. In animation, she's known as the voice of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in the film DC League of Super-Pets, Asencia on the series Star Trek: Prodigy, Roxie on the series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, and Gandra Dee on Ducktales.She was discovered at 22 years old when she was teaching English in London, UK. Her first job in media was a main host on T4, the UK's leading youth entertainment show where she made a name for herself interviewing famous actors and musicians. She also became a journalist for Cosmopolitan Magazine and the Huffington Post.After 2 years, she became the face of Maybelline and Nails Inc and in 2012, she released her own clothing line after much success in the fashion industry and having shot for both British and American Vogue, Glamour Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine and Japanese teen vogue. 2012 also saw her nominated for the PPA and BSME awards for her writing. Later that year ,she was recruited by BBC Radio 1, to host her own show on their network, which would lead to a promotion in 2013, where she made history as the first woman in its 60 years on air, to host the Official Chart on the esteemed radio station.With much success, including several awards for radio and a growing DJ career she stayed on at the network until 2015, when she left to pursue a writing career in the United States. After signing as a comedy writer at 3ARTS and being taken on by UTA, in spite of never having acted before, she was sent to audition for Mike Schur's latest project on NBC, The Good Place, to star opposite Ted Danson and Kristen Bell.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Animation | Talk-Shows

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Awards & Nominations for Jameela Jamil

100 Women (BBC)
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Movies with Jameela Jamil as Actress(8)

as Ambassador Questa (voice)2025 Elio
as Anikah2022 Marry Me
as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)2022 DC League of Super-Pets
as Gandra Dee (voice)2021 DuckTales: The Last Adventure!
as Cleopatra2020 How to Build a Girl

TV Shows/Series with Jameela Jamil as Actress(27)

as Ava2023 Poker Face
as Mary MacPherran / Titania2022 She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
as Asencia (voice)2021 Star Trek: Prodigy
as herself2021 The Demi Lovato Show
as Sultana (voice)2020 Animaniacs
as Self - Judge2020 Legendary
as Roxie (voice)2020 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
as Sloane (voice)2020 Crossing Swords
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Host2019 The Misery Index
as Eris (voice)2019 Harley Quinn
as Gandra Dee (voice)2017 DuckTales
as W.A.N.D.A. (voice)2017 DuckTales
as Tahani Al-Jamil2016 The Good Place
as Self - Panelist2014 Virtually Famous
as Herself - Contestant2013 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as herself2012 Good Mythical Morning
as herself2010 Conan
as Herself - Presenter2005 Playing It Straight
as herself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as herself1994 Room 101

Additional Information

Full Name: Jameela Jamil
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 02/25 1986 (February) in Hampstead, London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 38 years + 54 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Queen's College London
Employer: Channel 4, BBC
Other names for Jameela Jamil (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"자밀라 자밀"
"Jameela Alia Jamil"
Jameela Jamil frequently works together with these people:
Keith Ferguson (28x, Actor)
Kari Wahlgren (24x, Actress)
Eric Bauza (23x, Actor)
Frank Welker (17x, Actor)
Fred Tatasciore (17x, Actor)
Jim Rash (14x, Actor)
Alan Tudyk (12x, Actor)
Danny Jacobs (12x, Actor)
Carlos Alazraqui (11x, Actor)
Jake Green (11x, Actor)
Jared Stern (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:206475, Added: 07/24/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024