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Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil 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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Born:
Feb 25, 1986 In Hampstead, London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the series Playing It Straight 2005-04-08
Latest Project:
Movie Elio 2025-06-12
Known For
Poster of How to Build a Girl
Poster of The Good Place
Poster of The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Poster of Playing It Straight
Filmography
Movie Elio Ambassador Questa (voice) 2025-06-12
Movie Love at First Sight Narrator (voice) 2023-09-15
Movie Marry Me Anikah 2022-02-09
Movie DC League of Super-Pets Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice) 2022-07-27
Series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Mary MacPherran / Titania 2022-08-18
Series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin Gisela 2022-11-23
Series Defining Moments with OZY Self 2020-03-04
Movie One World: Together at Home Self 2020-04-18
Series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Roxie (voice) 2020-09-18
Movie How to Build a Girl Cleopatra 2020-09-24
Series Legendary Self - Judge 2020-05-27
Movie Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate 2019-05-14
Series The Good Place Tahani Al-Jamil 2016-09-19
Series The Great Comic Relief Bake Off Herself - Contestant 2013-01-21
Series Playing It Straight Herself - Presenter 2005-04-08