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Jameela Jamil

Acting

Born February 25, 1986 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Also known as 자밀라 자밀 · Jameela Alia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jameela Jamil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • BBC 100 Women · 2018

Filmography35 titles

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2020as Self - Contestant

Animaniacs

2020as Sultana (voice)

Harley Quinn

2019as Eris (voice)

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous

2020as Roxie (voice)

The Good Place

2016as Tahani Al-Jamil

Impractical Jokers

2011

DuckTales

2017as Gandra Dee (voice)

Poker Face

2023as Ava

Krapopolis

2023as Hestia (voice)

Love at First Sight

2023as Narrator (voice)

DC League of Super-Pets

2022as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)

Star Trek: Prodigy

2021as Asencia (voice)

Conan

2010as Self

People We Meet on Vacation

2026as Swapna Bakshi-Highsmith

Elio

2025as Ambassador Questa (voice)

Rugrats

2021as Lady De-Clutter (voice)

Good Mythical Morning

2012as Self

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

2022as Gisela

Marry Me

2022as Anikah

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

2022as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

The Daily Show

1996as Self

A Merry Little Ex-Mas

2025as Tess Wiley

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

2022as Mary MacPherran / Titania

Crossing Swords

2020as Sloane (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self - Guest

How to Build a Girl

2019as Cleopatra

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

2019as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self

Defining Moments with OZY

as Self

Tamron Hall

2019as Self - Guest

The View

1997as Self

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

2026as (voice)