Jameela Jamil
Biography
Jameela Jamil is a British actress, comedian and presenter who started out in television and radio before moving into acting. Born in London, she began presenting on Channel 4's youth strand T4 in 2009, later co-hosting Freshly Squeezed, and went on to host The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1, becoming the first woman to present the chart show solo. In 2016 she moved to the United States, and that year took the role of Tahani Al-Jamil in the NBC comedy series The Good Place. She has also hosted the game show The Misery Index, judged the voguing competition Legendary, voiced Asencia in Star Trek: Prodigy and Auntie Pushpa in Mira, Royal Detective, and played the villain Titania in a Disney+ series. She voiced Wonder Woman in DC League of Super-Pets (2022).
40years old
Turns 41 on February 25in 135 days
- Born Hampstead
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Jameela Alia Jamil
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 7 years2019 to 2026
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Big break
With no acting experience, Jamil auditioned and informed the casting director of stage acting experience. A second interview followed with Schur and the producers, where she said she had comedy improv experience, and she got the role.
A first
At the end of 2012, Jamil became the host of The Official Chart and co-host of The Official Chart Update with Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. She made radio history as the first woman to present the BBC Radio 1 Chart show on her own.
A change of course
Jamil was working as a teacher when a producer spotted her in a bar and asked her to audition as a presenter, and she also applied for a T4 presenter job by email after seeing the advertisement.
A change of course
Jamil's first DJ show was at Elton John's birthday party, a booking she got by lying that she had prior DJ experience; she went on to work as a DJ for eight years.
Jameela Jamil movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Elio2025 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fias Ambassador Questavoice
IMDb rating 6.648K votes
Worked with
Jameela Jamil made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Natasha Lyonne's page
Jared SternDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Jared Stern
All films by Sam Levine
All films by Brett Haley
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2018 | BBC 100 Women | Won | |
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