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Eve

Acting

Born November 10, 1978 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as Eve Jihan Jeffers · Eve Jeffers · Eve Jeffers Cooper

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'.

Awards & recognition

  • Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Talk Show Host · 2020
  • Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Talk Show Host · 2019
  • Grammy AwardBest Melodic Rap Performance · 2002

Filmography43 titles

Eve

2003as Shelley Williams

Celebrity Family Feud

2015as Self

Jane the Virgin

2014as Eve

Third Watch

1999as Yvette Powell

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

Kidding

2018as Herself

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009as Self - Guest Judge

Queens

2021as Brianna aka Professor Sex

Feel Good

2020as Audrey

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

2003as Cheyenne Tate / The Talon (voice)

Happy Together

2018as Herself

Empire

2015as Eve

Numb3rs

2005as La-La Buendia

Secret Celebrity Renovation

as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Musical Guest

Glee

2009as Grace Hitchens

The Woodsman

2004as Mary-Kay

Whip It

2009as Rosa Sparks

Good Hair

2009as Self

Barbershop

2002as Terri Jones

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Barbershop: The Next Cut

2016as Terri

Flashbacks of a Fool

2008as Ophelia Franklin

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004as Terri

xXx

2002as J.J.

Audrina

as Herself

With This Ring

2015as Eve

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self - Guest

4.3.2.1.

2010as Latisha

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003as Self

America's Next Top Model

2003as Self - Guest

Whitney

2011as Britnee

Animal

2014as Barbara (uncredited)

Punk'd

2003as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

The Apprentice

2004

Tamron Hall

2019as Self - Guest

The Cookout

2004as Becky

The View

1997as Self

All Wifed Out

2013as Natalie

KPopped

2025as Self