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Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil

Birthday: 1986-02-25 | Place of Birth: Hampstead, London, England, UK

Jameela Jamil (born 25 February 1986) is an English born actress, writer, DJ, model and radio host. 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Love at First Sight

as    Narrator (voice)

2022
DC League of Super-Pets

as    Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)

2022
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

as    Mary MacPherran / Titania

2020
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

as    Roxie (voice)

2020
Legendary

as    Self - Judge

2019
The Misery Index

as    Self - Host

2016
The Good Place

as    Tahani Al-Jamil

2005
Playing It Straight

as    Herself - Presenter