Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil
Jamil in 2018
Born
Jameela Alia Jamil

(1986-02-25) 25 February 1986 (age 38)
London, England
EducationQueen's College, London
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television personality and presenter
  • model
  • writer
  • activist
Years active2009–present
Partner(s)James Blake
(2015–present)
FamilyJames Litherland (father-in-law)
Websitejameelajamil.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Jameela Alia Jamil[1] (born 25 February 1986)[2] is an English 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 radio host of The Official Chart, 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.[3]

In 2016, Jamil moved to the United States. She played Tahani Al-Jamil in the NBC fantasy comedy series The Good Place.[4] She also hosts the TBS late-night game show The Misery Index[5] and is one of the judges of the voguing reality competition show Legendary.[6] 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 the character Asencia in the science fiction series Star Trek: Prodigy.

  1. ^ "Jameela Jamil Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Jameela Jamil". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Clara Amfo to present BBC Radio 1's Official Chart Show". Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (26 February 2016). "Good Place: English presenter Jameela Jamil cast in Mike Schur NBC series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ^ Porter, Rick (3 December 2019). "'The Misery Index' Renewed for Second Season on TBS | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (9 July 2020). "HBO Max Greenlights Ballroom Competition Series 'Legendary' To Slay For A Second Season". Deadline Hollywood.