Jameela 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.
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- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Conan (2010) as Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- The View (1997) as Self
- Good Mythical Morning (2012) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- DuckTales (2017) as W.A.N.D.A. (voice)
- DuckTales (2017) as Gandra Dee (voice)
- Harley Quinn (2019) as Eris (voice)
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- The Good Place (2016) as Tahani Al-Jamil
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020) as Roxie (voice)
- Poker Face (2023) as Ava
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Elio (2025) as Ambassador Questa (voice)
- Celebrity Juice (2008) as Self
- The Last Leg (2013) as Self
- Animaniacs (2020) as Sultana (voice)
- Impractical Jokers (2011)
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter