---
name: "Jameela Jamil"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jameela-jamil"
fi1m_id: "jameela-jamil"
imdb_id: "nm3553139"
tmdb_id: 1624816
wikidata_id: "Q2404977"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 February 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T11:49:17.786479+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jameela Jamil

## Identity

Jameela Jamil

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jameela-jamil
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jameela-jamil
- **IMDb ID:** nm3553139
- **TMDB ID:** 1624816
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2404977
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameela_Jamil, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2404977, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3553139/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1624816

Actor. Born 25 February 1986 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 February 1986, Hampstead, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Also known as:** 자밀라 자밀, Jameela Alia Jamil
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 56 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 65 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Adventure 2, Animation 2, Family 2, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $293m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameela_Jamil, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2404977, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3553139/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1624816

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Good Place*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md) (84), [*Elio*](https://film.one/film/elio.md) (64)
- **Netflix:** [*People We Meet on Vacation*](https://film.one/film/people-we-meet-on-vacation.md) (62)
- **Apple TV:** [*PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie*](https://film.one/film/paw-patrol-the-dino-movie.md) (43)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jameela Jamil is a British actress and presenter. She began her career in British television, hosting a pop culture series in the T4 strand on Channel 4 from 2009 to 2012. She later hosted The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1, becoming the first regular solo female presenter of the chart show.

In 2016, Jamil moved to the United States. She is known for playing Tahani Al-Jamil in the NBC series *The Good Place* (2016–2020) and for voice roles including Roxie in *Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous* (2020), Wonder Woman in *DC League of Super-Pets* (2022), and Ambassador Questa in the Pixar film *Elio* (2025). She has also appeared in *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law* (2022) and voiced characters in *Harley Quinn* and *Star Trek: Prodigy*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie* (2026), Fi1m 43, as Heidi Pothesis (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/paw-patrol-the-dino-movie.md)
- *People We Meet on Vacation* (2026), Fi1m 62, as Swapna — [page](https://film.one/film/people-we-meet-on-vacation.md)
- *Elio* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Ambassador Questa (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/elio.md)
- *The Good Place* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Tahani Al-Jamil — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie* (2026), as Heidi Pothesis (voice) — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/paw-patrol-the-dino-movie.md)
- *People We Meet on Vacation* (2026), as Swapna Bakshi-Highsmith — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/people-we-meet-on-vacation.md)
- *Dexter Procter* (2025), series, as Miss Melon
- *A Merry Little Ex-Mas* (2025), as Tess Wiley
- *Elio* (2025), as Ambassador Questa (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/elio.md)
- *Krapopolis* (2023), series, as Hestia (voice)
- *Love at First Sight* (2023), as Narrator (voice)
- *Clone High* (2023), series, as Mrs. C (voice)
- *Poker Face* (2023), series, as Ava — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md)
- *Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin* (2022), series, as Gisela
- *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law* (2022), series, as Mary MacPherran / Titania
- *DC League of Super-Pets* (2022), as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)
- *Marry Me* (2022), as Anikah
- *Star Trek: Prodigy* (2021), series, as Asencia (voice), Asencia / Young Asencia (voice), Ascencia (voice)
- *Rugrats* (2021), series, as Lady De-Clutter (voice)
- *Animaniacs* (2020), series, as Sultana (voice)
- *How to Build a Girl* (2020), as Cleopatra
- *Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous* (2020), series, as Roxie (voice)
- *Crossing Swords* (2020), series, as Sloane (voice)
- *Harley Quinn* (2019), series, as Eris (voice)
- *DuckTales* (2017), series, as W.A.N.D.A. (voice), Gandra Dee (voice)
- *The Good Place* (2016), series, as Tahani Al-Jamil — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Duck Quacks Don't Echo* (2014), series, Actor
- *Impractical Jokers* (2011), series, Actor
- *Freshly Squeezed* (2006), series, as Host
- *Lola and Freddie*, Actor
- *Pyongyang Home Video*, as Serena
- *The Healer*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Jameela Jamil](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-688d951af059.jpg) Jameela Jamil — Web Summit, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Jameela_Jamil_%28Podcast_Host%2C_Actress_%26_activist%29_%2854919798140%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Jameela_Jamil_%28Podcast_Host%2C_Actress_%26_activist%29_%2854919798140%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-2a3861723ad6.jpg) Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018) — aitchisons from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2842913091955%29.jpg/1280px-%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2842913091955%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-5aa9d5278d39.jpg) Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018) — aitchisons from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2842913093295%29.jpg/1280px-%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2842913093295%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-2cb278a42d1a.jpg) Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018) — aitchisons from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2842913093605%29.jpg/1280px-%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2842913093605%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jameela Jamil](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-b5887341520a.jpg) Jameela Jamil — Image via TMDB
- ![Jameela Jamil](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-d3a517e0d9bf.jpg) Jameela Jamil — Image via TMDB
- ![Jameela Jamil](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-fa795c27d6ad.jpg) Jameela Jamil — Image via TMDB
- ![Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-a8f1e2a04afc.jpg) Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018) — aitchisons from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2842913095065%29.jpg/1280px-%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2842913095065%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-5df6d5b7f1fa.jpg) Cast and crew of NBC's 'The Good Place' discuss the show in the Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 20 (2018) — aitchisons from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2843100198024%29.jpg/1280px-%27The_Good_Place%27_cast_and_crew_visit_San_Diego_Comic_Con_for_a_panel_%2843100198024%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jameela Jamil](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-bcf1b55e03e5.jpg) Jameela Jamil — Image via TMDB
- ![Jameela Jamil](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-e7acbab68252.jpg) Jameela Jamil — Image via TMDB
- ![Jameela Jamil](https://film.one/media/person/8357/gallery-70d3b5192920.jpg) Jameela Jamil — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- BBC 100 Women 2018: BBC 100 Women (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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