Jessica Williams

Jessica Williams is an American actress and comedian who was born in Los Angeles and first appeared on television as a regular on the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks in 2006. She studied drama at Nathaniel Narbonne High School and later attended California State University, Long Beach. In 2012 she became the youngest correspondent on The Daily Show, remaining a regular until 2016 and later returning for guest spots. With Phoebe Robinson she cohosted the podcast 2 Dope Queens, and she has performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. Her films include People Places Things (2015), the Netflix comedy The Incredible Jessica James (2017), and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), where she played Lally Hicks, a teacher from Ilvermorny. She appeared as Meadow in Entergalactic (2022), and on the Apple TV+ series Shrinking she earned two Primetime Emmy nominations for her supporting work in a comedy series.