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Eve Jeffers Cooper

Actress / Musician / Television Actress / Record Producer / Composer / Film Actress / Voice Actress | * 11/10/1978 (45) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Eve Jihan Cooper (née Jeffers; born November 10, 1978) is an American rapper, singer, and actress. Her debut studio album, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999) reached number one on the Billboard 200—making her the third female rapper to accomplish this feat—and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned the hit singles "What Ya Want" (featuring Nokio), "Love Is Blind", and "Gotta Man". That same year, she guest featured on The Roots' Grammy Award-winning single "You Got Me" as well as Missy Elliott's single "Hot Boyz", which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Eve's second studio album, Scorpion (2001) was released to similar success. Its lead single, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (featuring Gwen Stefani) won her and Stefani the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and an MTV Video Music Award, while peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Her third album, Eve-Olution (2002) found con... ()
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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'.

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

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A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. Af ...

Barbershop

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2002 | 3.2/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Drama
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In Bodeen, Texas, Land Of The Dragon, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin. ...

Whip It

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2009 | 3.4/5 | 1h 51min
Drama
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A paedophile returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life. ...

The Woodsman

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2004 | 3.5/5 | 1h 27min
Drama
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Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather informatio ...

xXx

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2002 | 3.0/5 | 2h 4min
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Eve Jeffers Cooper

Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance 2x Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
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Movies with Eve Jeffers Cooper as Actress(18)

as herself2021 The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
as Terri2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Eve2015 With This Ring
as Barbara2014 Animal
as Mocha Sujata2013 Bounty Killer
as Natalie2013 All Wifed Out
as herself2011 Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
2010 My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
as Latisha2010 4.3.2.1
as Rosa Sparks2009 Whip It
as herself2009 Good Hair
as Ophelia Franklin2008 Flashbacks of a Fool
as Mary-Kay2004 The Woodsman
as Terri2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Becky2004 The Cookout
as herself2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Terri Jones2002 Barbershop
as J.J.2002 xXx

TV Shows/Series with Eve Jeffers Cooper as Actress(29)

as Brianna aka Professor Sex2021 Queens
as Audrey2020 Feel Good
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as herself2018 Happy Together
as herself2018 Kidding
as herself2015 Celebrity Family Feud
as Eve2014 Jane the Virgin
as herself2011 Audrina
2010 The Talk
as herself2010 Zulu Gumball
as Grace Hitchens2009 Glee
as Self - Judge2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
2005 Numb3rs
2005 The Tyra Banks Show
2004 The Celebrity Apprentice
as herself2003 Punk'd
as Shelley Williams2003 Eve
as Cheyenne / Talon (voice)2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
as herself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as herself2002 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
1999 Third Watch
1998 TRL
1997 EP Daily
as herself1997 The View
as herself1996 The Daily Show
as Self - Musical Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Musical Guest??? Saturday Night Live

TV Shows/Series with Eve Jeffers Cooper as Crew(1)

Production/Producer2003 Eve

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Full Name: Eve Jihan Cooper
Born: Friday, 11/10 1978 (November) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 45 years + 169 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language), American English
Educated at: Martin Luther King High School
Record Label: Aftermath Entertainment, Sony Group, Full Surface Records, Interscope Records, Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Net worth estimate: 10,000,000 USD
Other names for Eve Jeffers Cooper (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Eve Jihan Jeffers"
"Eve Jeffers"
"Eve J Cooper"
"Eve Jihan Cooper"
"Eve" (Pseudonym)
"Eva Jihan Cooper"
"Eve of Destruction" (Pseudonym)
"Eve (rapper)"
"Eve (Rapperin)"
Eve Jeffers Cooper frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (34x, Actor)
Bill Hader (24x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (19x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (19x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (19x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (15x, Actress)
Will Forte (15x, Actor)
Will Ferrell (14x, Actor)
Miley Cyrus (14x, Actress)
Tyra Banks (14x, Actress)
Neil Patrick Harris (13x, Actor)
Mark Brown (6x, Crew)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:485545, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024