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Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil

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

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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.

Acted in 25

Appearances35

2020s

  1. 2026

    Miss Representation: Rise Up

    Self

  2. 2025

    Together for Palestine

    Self

  3. 2024

    Grave Conversations

    Self · 1 episode

  4. 2023
  5. 2022
  6. Embrace Kids

    Self

  7. 2021

    The Demi Lovato Show

    Self · 1 episode

  8. 2020
  9. One World: Together at Home

    Self

  10. Defining Moments with OZY

    Self · 7 episodes

2010s

  1. 2019

    The Misery Index

    Self - Host · 50 episodes

  2. The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place

    Self

  3. 2015

    5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here?

    Self

  4. 2014

    Virtually Famous

    Self - Panelist · 2 episodes

  5. 2013
  6. The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

    Self - Contestant · 1 episode

  7. 2012
  8. 2010

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2005

    Playing It Straight

    Self - Presenter · 8 episodes

  3. 2003