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'{{Short description|English actress}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Jameela Jamil | honorific_suffix = | image = Jameela Jamil at the 2018 Comic-Con International (42913091955) (cropped).jpg | alt = Jamil smiles with a black microphone in front of her | caption = Jamil at the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] | birth_name = Jameela Alia Jamil | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|2|25}} | birth_place = [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|Britain]] | education = [[Queen's College, London]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|presenter|model|writer|activist}} | height = 179 cm | years_active = 2009–present | partner = [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]] (2015–present) | website = {{Official URL}} }} '''Jameela Alia Jamil'''<ref name="tvg">{{cite magazine|title=Jameela Jamil Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jameela-jamil/credits/919039/|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200109201609/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jameela-jamil/bio/919039/|archive-date=9 January 2020|access-date=9 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> (born 25 February 1986)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jameela Jamil |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jameela-jamil/ |website=Us Weekly |access-date=20 January 2020|archive-date=9 May 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200509162756/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jameela-jamil/|url-status=live}}</ref> is a Pakistani-British actress. She began her career on [[Channel 4]], where she hosted a pop culture series in the [[T4 (Channel 4)|T4]] strand from 2009 until 2012. She then became the radio host of ''[[The Official Chart]]'', and was co-host of ''[[The Official Chart#The Official Chart Update|The Official Chart Update]]'' alongside [[Scott Mills]] on [[BBC Radio 1]]. She was the first solo female presenter of the BBC Radio 1 chart show.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/30474721/clara-amfo-to-present-bbc-radio-1s-official-chart-show |title=Clara Amfo to present BBC Radio 1's ''Official Chart Show'' |access-date=30 January 2017 |archive-date=11 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611225524/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/30474721/clara-amfo-to-present-bbc-radio-1s-official-chart-show |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Jamil relocated to the United States. She played Tahani Al-Jamil in the [[NBC]] fantasy comedy series ''[[The Good Place]]''.<ref name=castin>{{Cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/good-place-jameela-jamil-cast-mike-schur-nbc-series-1201709616/ |title=''Good Place'': English presenter Jameela Jamil cast in Mike Schur NBC series |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=26 February 2016 |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=30 January 2017 |archive-date=12 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612042233/https://deadline.com/2016/02/good-place-jameela-jamil-cast-mike-schur-nbc-series-1201709616/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She is also the host of the TBS late night game show in ''[[The Misery Index (TV series)|The Misery Index]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title='The Misery Index' Renewed for Second Season on TBS {{!}} Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/misery-index-renewed-second-season-tbs-1259321 |website=www.hollywoodreporter.com |date=3 December 2019}}</ref> and as one of the judges of [[voguing]] reality competition show ''[[Legendary (TV series)|Legendary]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Dino-Ray |title=HBO Max Greenlights Ballroom Competition Series 'Legendary' To Slay For A Second Season |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/hbo-max-renews-legendary-season-2-1202981228/ |website=Deadline |date=9 July 2020}}</ref> In 2022, Jamil worked on two [[superhero fiction|superhero]] projects: the animated film ''[[DC League of Super-Pets]]'' and the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] television series ''[[She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]]''. ==Early life== Jamil was born on 25 February 1986 in [[Hampstead]], London, to a Pakistani father,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Uncancellable Jameela Jamil |url=https://www.thejuggernaut.com/the-uncancellable-jameela-jamil |website=The Juggernaut |date=20 March 2020}}</ref> Ali Jamil,<ref>{{cite web |title=Sound advice: Wise old sayings that make Daddy Cool ahead of Father's Day |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/sound-advice-wise-old-sayings-that-make-daddy-cool-ahead-of-fathers-day-31284131.html |website=Belfast Telegraph |date=7 June 2015}}</ref> and a Pakistani-British mother Shireen Jamil.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=shireen_jamil|number=1085441044114821121 |title=#Nationality is determined by Citizenship,not Birthplace. Press label Jameela's father Indian&her mother Pakistani.He's NOT Indian.He's Pakistani,as he holds a Pakistani passport.I'm NOT Pakistani.I'm British,as I hold a British passport.His Ancestry is Indian.Mine,Pathan.#simple}}</ref> She stated in 2015 that as a child, she faced a plethora of health problems; being born with [[Birth defect|congenital]] hearing loss and [[labyrinthitis]] for which she has had several operations to correct, and that she had 70% hearing ability in her left ear and 50% in her right ear.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jameela Jamil: 'It may seem crazy to quit my job, but cancer scare it was a wake-up call' |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/jameela-jamil-it-may-seem-crazy-to-quit-my-job-but-cancer-scare-it-was-a-wake-up-call-31207675.html |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |date=2015-05-08}}</ref> Jamil has stated that at the age of nine she was diagnosed with [[Hypermobility (joints)|hypermobile]] [[Ehlers–Danlos syndromes|Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]], a genetic disorder affecting the connective tissue in the body,<ref name="instagram_B0q4jt7lEAj">{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B0q4jt7lEAj/ |title=Jameela Jamil on Instagram: "Proud to be an @ehlers.danlos advocate of the year. I got diagnosed at 9 years old and there is still so little information 20 years later…" |website=Instagram |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923052456/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/B0q4jt7lEAj/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and that she was diagnosed with [[coeliac disease]] at age 12.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 January 2016|title=Jameela's allergy story|url=https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/the-health-hub/conditions/allergies/allergy-help/jameelas-story/|access-date=20 September 2020|website=Holland & Barrett|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923052457/https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/the-health-hub/conditions/allergies/allergy-help/jameelas-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has also stated that she experienced [[mercury poisoning]] at age 21, which she attributes to mercury leakage from [[Amalgam (dentistry)|amalgam]] teeth fillings, and further exacerbated by the improper removal of them, which she said burned holes in her digestive system.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|date=8 May 2015|title=Jameela Jamil: 'It may seem crazy to quit my job, but cancer scare it was a wake-up call'|work=Belfast Telegraph|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/jameela-jamil-it-may-seem-crazy-to-quit-my-job-but-cancer-scare-it-was-a-wake-up-call-31207675.html|url-status=live|access-date=20 September 2020|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920075518/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/jameela-jamil-it-may-seem-crazy-to-quit-my-job-but-cancer-scare-it-was-a-wake-up-call-31207675.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 April 2015|title=TV and radio host Jameela Jamil on life with coeliac disease|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/health-fitness/tv-radio-host-jameela-jamil-5556920|access-date=20 September 2020|website=Daily Record|archive-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925213925/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/health-fitness/tv-radio-host-jameela-jamil-5556920|url-status=live}}</ref> She has stated that she suffered as a teenager from [[anorexia nervosa]], and describes not eating a full meal between the ages of 14 and 17. She believes her eating disorder developed due to societal pressure, including magazine articles selling weight loss products.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |publisher=Channel 4 News |title=Jameela Jamil on banning airbrushing, the Kardashians and her traumatic teens |date=29 August 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXzO0z6fmhI |access-date=31 August 2018 |via=YouTube |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201035657/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXzO0z6fmhI |url-status=live}}</ref> She has said that at the age of 17 she was struck by a car while running from a bee, breaking several bones and damaging her spine. She describes being told that she might never walk again, but slowly recovering after [[steroid]] treatment and [[physiotherapy]], using a [[Zimmer frame]] to start walking.<ref name="nylon" /><ref name="look" /> She credits the car accident for pushing her towards recovery from anorexia, saying it changed her relationship with her body.<ref name=":3" /> She attended [[Queen's College, London|Queen's College]] School in London but was unable to complete her [[GCE Advanced Level|A-Levels]], citing the accident.<ref name=":5">{{cite news |last1=Burrell |first1=Ian |title=Jameela Jamil: The surprising rise of Radio 1's next big thing |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/jameela-jamil-the-surprising-rise-of-radio-1s-next-big-thing-8439177.html |access-date=21 September 2020 |work=The Independent |date=4 January 2013|archive-date=22 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522175509/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/jameela-jamil-the-surprising-rise-of-radio-1s-next-big-thing-8439177.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She has stated she then taught English to foreign students at the Callan School of English in London for two years.<ref name="look" /><ref name="thetimes2013">{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Daniel |title=Jameela: The accident that triggered a new career |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jameela-the-accident-that-triggered-a-new-career-fm70w6kck7p |access-date=21 September 2020 |date=8 April 2013|quote="I was a freelance photographer, taking pictures of bands for 50 quid for their websites. And I was a freelance model scout." For two years from the age of 20 she taught English as a foreign language. |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923052458/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jameela-the-accident-that-triggered-a-new-career-fm70w6kck7p |url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2013 interview with ''[[The Independent]]'', she said she worked as a model scout but never as a model,<ref name=":5" /> although in 2020, she stated she worked as a model but denied being one in early interviews.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yeates|first=Cydney|date=23 February 2020|title=Jameela Jamil admits cruel taunts 'triggered her to point of near-death'|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/23/jameela-jamil-admits-cruel-taunts-health-triggered-point-near-death-12286417/|access-date=18 November 2020|website=Metro|language=en|quote=The reason I always denied being a model in early interviews is because a) I never was successful. I just went to castings and did tiny jobs because I could never get my hips to 34 inches and there just wasn't successful South Asian models in the mainstream media when I was a teen.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Boardman |first1=Mickey |title=Fat and All That: Jameela Jamil Is Coming for Designers |url=https://www.papermag.com/jameela-jamil-fat-and-all-that-2638703975.html |website=PAPER |access-date=21 September 2020|date=11 June 2019 |quote=But I found it very difficult to infiltrate the industry from the outside, because I had been a teenage model who was encouraged to starve herself by her agency. |archive-date=2 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502084825/https://www.papermag.com/jameela-jamil-fat-and-all-that-2638703975.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sky" /> She also describes having worked as a photographer,<ref name="thetimes2013" /> scout and model agent for Premier Model Management.<ref name="nylon" /><ref name="fas" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bonney |first1=Nathalie |title=How to get work experience: Jameela Jamil advises |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/news/a530603/how-to-stand-out-on-work-experience-jameela-jamil-advises/ |website=Good Housekeeping |date=8 March 2013 |quote=Then I was a model scout for Premier, basically working free for a year, which led to me becoming a model agent. |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923052457/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/news/a530603/how-to-stand-out-on-work-experience-jameela-jamil-advises/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Career== ===2009–2015: Early media career=== [[File:Jameela jamil.jpg|right|thumb|Jamil, pictured at the [[London Fashion Week]], 2009]] Jamil stated in an NPR interview that she was working as a teacher when she was discovered by a producer at a bar and asked to audition as a presenter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Not My Job: Jameela Jamil Of 'The Good Place' Gets Quizzed On 'The Wood Place' |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/07/11/889789694/not-my-job-jameela-jamil-of-the-good-place-gets-quizzed-on-the-wood-place |website=NPR |language=en |date=11 July 2020}}</ref> She also said she applied to be a presenter via email after seeing a [[T4 (Channel 4)|T4]] (youth slot of British free-to-air [[Channel 4]]) job advertisement.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barrett |first=Jessica |title=One to watch: Jameela Jamil |url=http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2009/04/22/one-to-watch--jameela-jamil.htm |website=Grazia UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218115124/http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2009/04/22/one-to-watch--jameela-jamil.htm |date=22 April 2009|archive-date=18 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Allen |first=Daniel |title=Jameela: The accident that triggered a new career |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jameela-the-accident-that-triggered-a-new-career-fm70w6kck7p |website=[[The Times]] |language=en |date=8 April 2013 |quote=In the meantime, T4, Channel 4's now-defunct youth brand, was looking for a new presenter. "I took the e-mail address and sent them a picture of me in a fat suit dressed as Santa Claus."}}</ref> Jamil appeared on ''Music Zone'' on [[E4 (channel)|E4]], the youth channel owned by [[Channel Four Television Corporation|Channel Four]], towards the end of 2008. She then began presenting at [[Channel 4]]'s youth slot [[T4 (Channel 4)|T4]] in 2009.<ref name="spec" /><ref name="hack" /> In January 2009, when the previous presenter [[Alexa Chung]] left the morning TV show ''[[Freshly Squeezed]]'', Jamil succeeded her as co-host, alongside [[Nick Grimshaw]].<ref name="sky" /><ref name="spec" /><ref name="agy" /><ref name="ds1" /> In 2010, Jamil presented ''The Closet'', an online fashion advice show on the social networking site [[Bebo]] produced by [[Twenty Twenty Television|Twenty Twenty]].<ref name="hack" /><ref name="agy" /><ref name="beb" /> {{Quote box | quote = It's very exciting. I know it shouldn't be a big deal, but there's also a huge lack of ethnic minorities in showbiz. I'm completely Asian – not mix – and I'm so proud to be such a big part of Radio 1. I actually can't wait to get started now! | source = &nbsp;— {{small|Jamil, on being the first female host of ''[[The Official Chart]]'' on BBC Radio 1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/radio/a450112/jameela-jamil-talks-radio-1-chart-show-its-just-like-football/ |title=Jameela Jamil talks Radio 1 Chart Show |first=Robert |last=Copsey |date=11 January 2013 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414194913/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/radio/a450112/jameela-jamil-talks-radio-1-chart-show-its-just-like-football/ |url-status=live}}</ref>}} | quoted = true | bgcolor = #fafafa | align = left | width = 27% | border = 1px | fontsize = 88% }} Jamil also started working as an [[Disc jockey|event DJ]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-07-28|title=Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Jameela Jamil Host Sugar UK at Jacques Townhouse Pop-Up Launch Party|url=http://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/Pictures-Jameela-Jamil-Sophie-Ellis-Bextor-Jacques-Townhouse-Launch-Party-9512793|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-11|website=POPSUGAR Celebrity UK|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Neel|first=Julian|date=2010-03-25|title=Birger Queen|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/by-malene-birger-shop-opening-london|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-11|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB}}</ref> She has stated that her first show was at Elton John's birthday party, where she says she was invited to DJ because she lied about having prior experience.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-06|title=Jameela Jamil Hilariously Recalls Her First DJ Gig at Elton John's Birthday Party|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1100152/jameela-jamil-hilariously-recalls-her-first-dj-gig-at-elton-john-s-birthday-party|access-date=2021-10-11|website=E! Online}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Jameela Jamil's First DJ Gig Was Sir Elton John's Birthday Party|url=http://teamcoco.com/node/116907|language=en|access-date=2021-10-11}}</ref> In subsequent interviews and social media, she stated that she worked as a DJ for eight years, after studying music for six years on a music [[scholarship]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brisco|first=Elise|title=Jameela Jamil slams critics questioning her production credits on James Blake's new album|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/10/09/jameela-jamil-slams-questions-her-credits-james-blakes-album/6073791001/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-11|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|quote=I was a DJ for 8 years, and studied music for 6 years before that}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Flood|first=Alex|date=2018-09-02|title=Jameela Jamil says the Kardashians are "double agents for the patriarchy"|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a865332/jameela-jamil-says-the-kardashians-are-double-agents-for-the-patriarchy/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|quote=I was a scholarship child, I also had a music scholarship}}</ref> From 2011 to 2014 she wrote a column for ''[[Company (magazine)|Company]]'', the women's monthly magazine.<ref name="hack" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/09/jameela-jamil-tahani-al-the-good-place-age-boyfriend-cast/ |title=Jameela Jamil as Tahani Al-Jamil: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |last=Levine |first=Daniel S. |date=20 September 2017 |work=Heavy.com |access-date=21 January 2018 |archive-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514121142/https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/09/jameela-jamil-tahani-al-the-good-place-age-boyfriend-cast/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2012, Jamil replaced [[June Sarpong]] as the host of the reality show ''[[Playing It Straight#Channel 4|Playing It Straight]],''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a344163/playing-it-straight-to-return-to-e4.html |title='Playing It Straight' to return to E4 |publisher=Digital Spy |date=6 October 2011 |access-date=4 June 2012 |archive-date=3 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103074405/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a344163/playing-it-straight-to-return-to-e4.html |url-status=live}}</ref> in which a group of gay men lie about their sexuality and compete with a group of straight men for a woman's affections in order to try to win money. In June 2012, Jamil collaborated with [[Very (online retailer)|Very]] to debut her first fashion collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.very.co.uk/2012/06/the-exclusive-first-collection-designed-by-jameela-jamil-for-very-co-uk|title=The exclusive first collection designed by Jameela Jamil for Very.co.uk|date=21 June 2012|publisher=Blog.very.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903143557/http://blog.very.co.uk/2012/06/the-exclusive-first-collection-designed-by-jameela-jamil-for-very-co-uk/|archive-date=3 September 2012|access-date=8 October 2012}}</ref> At the end of 2012 Jamil became the radio host of ''[[The Official Chart]]'', and was co-host of ''[[The Official Chart#The Official Chart Update|The Official Chart Update]]'' alongside [[Scott Mills]] on [[BBC Radio 1]]. Jamil made radio history, becoming the first sole female presenter of the BBC Radio 1 ''Chart'' ''show.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a436939/reggie-yates-vernon-kay-to-leave-radio-1-jameela-jamil-for-chart-show.html |title=Reggie Yates, Vernon Kay to leave Radio 1, Jameela Jamil for Chart Show |publisher=Digital Spy |date=9 November 2012 |access-date=6 September 2013 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051857/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a436939/reggie-yates-vernon-kay-to-leave-radio-1-jameela-jamil-for-chart-show.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ===2016–present: Transition into acting=== Jamil left London in 2016 and moved to Los Angeles.<ref name="Elle">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a23289305/jameela-jamil-the-good-place/ |title=Jameela Jamil Is on a 'Burger-Friendly, Life-Positive' Mission |last=Chocano |first=Carina |date=18 September 2018 |magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |access-date=13 January 2019 |archive-date=12 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212233222/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a23289305/jameela-jamil-the-good-place/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She recounts having no plans of acting, and that she instead intended to work as a screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jameela-jamil-the-good-place-hollywood-interview|title=Jameela Jamil Never Expected to Be An Actress—Now, She's Fighting for Inclusivity|last=Hirschberg|first=Lynn|website=W Magazine|access-date=23 November 2019|archive-date=8 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008161500/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jameela-jamil-the-good-place-hollywood-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> While working as a writer at [[3 Arts Entertainment|3 Arts]], her agents told her that [[Michael Schur]], who co-created ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', was looking for a British actress for a new upcoming comedy series.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sepinwall |first1=Alan |title=The 'Good Place' Cast Tells All |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/good-place-cast-tells-all-behind-scenes-secrets-881345/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=19 September 2019}}</ref> Having no prior acting experience at this point, she went for the audition and told the casting director that she had stage acting experience.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hess|first=Abigail|date=11 May 2019|title=Jameela Jamil landed her role on 'The Good Place' with no acting experience—here's what she says about talent vs. tenacity|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/09/jameela-jamil-got-her-the-good-place-role-with-no-acting-experience.html|access-date=18 November 2020|website=CNBC|language=en|quote="I also told the casting director that I had acting experience, which was a lie. I told her I'd been onstage, but I was talking about my school days," she says. When Schur asked if she had improv comedy experience, she fibbed once again. "I was like, 'I love Improv! Did loads of that on the theater in England!'"}}</ref> She was later recalled for a second interview with Mike Schur and all of the producers, in which she claimed to have comedy [[Improvisational theatre|improv]] experience.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hirschberg |first1=Lynn |title=Jameela Jamil Never Expected to Be An Actress—Now, She's Fighting for Inclusivity |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jameela-jamil-the-good-place-hollywood-interview/ |website=W Magazine |date=24 July 2019}}</ref> She was eventually given the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41609603 |title=Why Jameela Jamil is in a Good Place |first=Lauren |last=Turner |date=14 October 2017 |access-date=9 November 2018 |work=BBC News |archive-date=30 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530000726/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41609603 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="GQ-Fetters">{{Cite news |url=https://www.gq.com/story/jameela-jamil-the-good-place-interview |title=Jameela Jamil Had Never Acted Before 'The Good Place' |last=Fetters |first=Ashley |date=11 January 2018 |work=[[GQ]] |access-date=30 January 2018 |archive-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414175111/https://www.gq.com/story/jameela-jamil-the-good-place-interview |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/jameela-jamil-suggests-you-take-all-your-good-place-spo-1821504551 |title=Jameela Jamil suggests you take all your Good Place spoiler requests to Ted "Loose Lips" Danson |last=Adams |first=Erik |date=4 January 2018 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=30 January 2018 |archive-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514121213/https://www.avclub.com/jameela-jamil-suggests-you-take-all-your-good-place-spo-1821504551 |url-status=live}}</ref> The show premiered in September 2016, with Jamil being a regular cast member of the [[NBC]] fantasy comedy series ''[[The Good Place]]'', where she played Tahani Al-Jamil.<ref name=castin/> Jamil's character became known for her tendency to [[name drop]].<ref name="Deadline-Jamil">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/good-place-jameela-jamil-cast-mike-schur-nbc-series-1201709616/ |title='Good Place': British Presenter Jameela Jamil Cast in Mike Schur NBC Series |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=25 February 2016 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=12 March 2016 |archive-date=12 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612042233/https://deadline.com/2016/02/good-place-jameela-jamil-cast-mike-schur-nbc-series-1201709616/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:'The Good Place' cast and crew visit San Diego Comic Con for a panel (48469769681).jpg|left|thumb|203x203px|Jamil at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] on 20 July 2019 ]] Jamil made her first American magazine cover on the February 2018 issue of ''The Cut''.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=jameelajamil |first=Jameela |last=Jamil |number=960553609082687488 |title=My first USA cover! Thanks @thecut What a bloody lovely surprise that was. Interview is out now! https://www.instagram.com/p/Be0nENSFcbp/ |date=5 February 2018 |access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> She provided her voice as a guest on the animated television series ''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]''.<ref name="Jameela Jamil on Twitter">{{cite tweet |user=jameelajamil |number=1043183443356540929 |title=Joining the cast of Ducktales and living out my childhood dream! couldn't be more excited. 🤓 |date=21 September 2018 |first=Jameela |last=Jamil |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> In the same year, Jamil hosted a recurring segment on ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]'' during its final season, entitled "Wide Awake with Jameela Jamil".<ref>{{Diff|en:Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly|diff=|oldid=927451237|label=en:Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly, oldid 927451237}}{{Circular reference|date=May 2022}}|url-status=live}}</ref> Jamil's boyfriend, musician [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]], stated that Jamil contributed to the production of his fourth album, ''[[Assume Form]]'', in 2017–2018; she is credited as an additional producer to five songs on the album.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Will |title=James Blake speaks up for Jameela Jamil's role on 'Assume Form', says women are unfairly called an "inspiration" and "muse" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/james-blake-speaks-jameela-jamils-role-assume-form-says-women-unfairly-called-inspiration-muse-2554817 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |date=7 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hah |first1=Rachel |title=How James Blake and Jameela Jamil Mastered Complementary Couples Style at the 2020 Grammys |url=https://www.vogue.com/vogueworld/article/james-blake-jameela-jamil-2020-grammys-getting-ready-photo-diary |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |date=28 January 2020}}</ref> Since 2019, Jamil has been the host of ''[[The Misery Index (TV series)|The Misery Index]]'', a comedy game show on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Darwish |first1=Meaghan |title='The Misery Index' Unveils Premiere Date & First-Squirm Inducing Trailer (VIDEO) |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/795332/the-misery-index-tbs-impractical-jokers-comic-con-jameela-jamil-premiere-trailer/ |website=TV Insider |publisher=NTVB Media, Inc. |access-date=20 December 2019 |date=18 July 2019 |archive-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220234944/https://www.tvinsider.com/795332/the-misery-index-tbs-impractical-jokers-comic-con-jameela-jamil-premiere-trailer/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Jamil joined the cast of Disney's Indian-inspired cartoon set in fictional Jalpur. ''[[Mira, Royal Detective]]'' debuted in March 2020, with Jamil playing Mira's Auntie Pushpa.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46398137 |title=Jameela Jamil joins Disney Indian-inspired cartoon |date=30 November 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411043828/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46398137 |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, she posed fully-clothed in suit and tie for ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's "On Speech" issue. She later tweeted, "From my Playboy shoot, I wanted to be shot like a man. No retouching, hi res, loose, comfortable clothes and completely unsexualized. I felt extremely free."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/jameela-jamil-poses-fully-clothed-in-suit-and-tie-in-playboy/ar-BB116Wut#image=BBUPCH9%7C4|title=Jameela Jamil poses fully-clothed in suit and tie in Playboy|website=www.msn.com|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923052525/https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/jameela-jamil-poses-fully-clothed-in-suit-and-tie-in-playboy/ar-BB116Wut#image=BBUPCH9%7C4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pagesix.com/2020/03/12/jameela-jamil-poses-in-suit-and-tie-for-playboy-i-wanted-to-be-shot-like-a-man/|title=Jameela Jamil poses in suit and tie for Playboy: 'I wanted to be shot like a man'|last=Fishman|first=Elana|date=12 March 2020|website=Page Six|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322073135/https://pagesix.com/2020/03/12/jameela-jamil-poses-in-suit-and-tie-for-playboy-i-wanted-to-be-shot-like-a-man/|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2020, she debuted her podcast ''I Weigh with Jameela Jamil'', which focuses on women's accomplishments, body positivity, activism and racial inclusivity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2020/02/27/jameela-jamils-the-i-weigh-podcast-to-debut-in-april/ |title=Jameela Jamil's 'The I Weigh Podcast' to Debut in April |date=27 February 2020 |author=Muriel |access-date=9 July 2020 |archive-date=9 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709182629/https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2020/02/27/jameela-jamils-the-i-weigh-podcast-to-debut-in-april/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2020, the podcast was nominated for an E! People's Choice Award.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 October 2020|title=Meet Your 2020 PCAs Pop Podcast Nominees: Armchair Expert, Scrubbing In and More |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1195431/meet-your-2020-pcas-pop-podcast-nominees-armchair-expert-scrubbing-in-and-more |access-date=25 October 2020 |website=E! Online}}</ref> In June 2021, Jamil was cast as the Marvel supervillain [[Titania (Marvel Comics)|Titania]] in the [[Disney+]] streaming series ''[[She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]]'', set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=10 June 2021|title='She-Hulk' Series at Disney Plus Casts Jameela Jamil |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/she-hulk-series-disney-plus-jameela-jamil-1234993894/ |access-date=27 June 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, Jamil contributed to the production of James Blake's fifth album ''[[Friends That Break Your Heart]]'', adding additional production to the albums first single, "Say What You Will".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mench |first1=Chris |title=James Blake Drops "Say What You Will" & Announces New Album 'Friends That Break Your Heart' |url=https://genius.com/a/james-blake-drops-say-what-you-will-announces-new-album-friends-that-break-your-heart |website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |language=en |date=22 July 2021}}</ref> ==Activism== Late in 2015, Jamil launched ''Why Not People?,'' an events and membership company dedicated to hosting live entertainment events accessible to people with disabilities.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jameela-jamil-britain-deals-with-disability-by-pretending-its-not-happening-10341941.html |title=Jameela Jamil: 'Britain deals with disability by pretending it's not happening' |date=24 June 2015 |work=The Independent |access-date=10 April 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410214835/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jameela-jamil-britain-deals-with-disability-by-pretending-its-not-happening-10341941.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2018, Jamil created an [[Instagram]] account called I Weigh,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/i_weigh/ |title=I Weigh (@i_weigh) • Instagram photos and videos |website=www.instagram.com |access-date=7 June 2018 |archive-date=3 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403074954/https://www.instagram.com/i_weigh/ |url-status=live}}</ref> inspired by a picture that she came across online of [[Kourtney Kardashian|Kourtney]], [[Kim Kardashian|Kim]] and [[Khloé Kardashian]] with their half-sisters [[Kendall Jenner|Kendall]] and [[Kylie Jenner]], detailing each woman's weight.<ref name="Jamil">{{Cite news |url=http://jameelajamil.co.uk/post/171287759245/i-weigh |title=I weigh |last=Jamil |first=Jameela |work=Jameela Jamil – Diary of a Goon |access-date=7 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142813/http://jameelajamil.co.uk/post/171287759245/i-weigh |url-status=dead}}</ref> Jamil describes I Weigh as "a movement... for us to feel valuable and see how amazing we are, and look past the flesh on our bones".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17882788429217768/ |title=What is i_weigh – @i_weigh |website=www.instagram.com |access-date=7 June 2018 |archive-date=12 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212131643/https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17882788429217768/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The account welcomes submissions of followers' non-edited or airbrushed selfies using the hashtag #iweigh, with text describing the things that they feel grateful for or proud of.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="Jamil" /> In part due to this work, Jamil was listed as one of [[100 Women (BBC)|BBC's 100 Women]] during 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46225037 |title=BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list? |date=19 November 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107022254/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46225037%20 |url-status=live}}</ref> Jamil has been a critic of diet shakes and appetite suppressants. She explained that in her teens she starved herself, took laxatives and tips from celebrities on how to maintain a low weight. She has criticised the [[Kardashian family|Kardashians]], rapper [[Cardi B]], and other influencers for promoting diet suppressants via social media.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-feast/cardi-b-diet-detox-tea-twitter-war-with-good-place-actress-jameela-jamil |title=Let's Break Down Cardi B's Expletive-Filled Twitter War Over "Nonsense" Detox Tea |date=28 November 2018 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |access-date=21 March 2019 |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321214100/https://www.bravotv.com/the-feast/cardi-b-diet-detox-tea-twitter-war-with-good-place-actress-jameela-jamil |url-status=live}}</ref> Jamil created a petition via change.org, titled "Stop celebrities promoting toxic diet products on social media", with a goal of reaching 150,000 signatures. She called upon social media networks such as [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], and [[Instagram]] to ban the practice, noting its dangerous rhetoric on young impressionable teenagers.<ref name="pedestrian.tv">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/health/jameela-jamil-petition-celeb-endorsed-diets/ |title=100,000 People Sign Jameela Jamil's Petition To Stop Celeb Endorsed Diets |date=10 February 2019 |access-date=21 March 2019 |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321214100/https://www.pedestrian.tv/health/jameela-jamil-petition-celeb-endorsed-diets/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, Instagram rolled out new global policy restrictions to help protect teen users. {{Blockquote|quote=There's little to no information about the side effects or main ingredients, the harm they may cause or any of the science behind how these products are supposed to work. They are instead, flogged in glossy paid adverts by celebrities and influencers with no expertise or authority in nutrition/medicine/biology. |source =An excerpt from Jamil's diet petition<ref name="pedestrian.tv" />}} Using social media, Jamil often [[Online shaming|calls out]] media industry standards and labels other female celebrities as "double agents of the [[patriarchy]]" by promoting unhealthy [[body image]], often invoking her own experience of having an eating disorder in her arguments. In 2013, she criticised [[Rihanna]] in her column for ''[[Company (magazine)|Company]]'' magazine, blaming the artist for maintaining a relationship with her abuser for fame, smoking marijuana, and for posting "provocative images on Instagram to millions of hungry followers".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jameela's April 2013 Column: 'Put It Away RiRi!'|url=http://www.company.co.uk/magazine-hq/jameela/jameela-jamil-company-column-april-2013|access-date=21 September 2020|website=Company|archive-date=24 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624162251/http://www.company.co.uk/magazine-hq/jameela/jameela-jamil-company-column-april-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, she voiced her disapproval of [[Beyoncé]] sexualising her public image like [[Nicki Minaj]], Rihanna, [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Iggy Azalea]] and criticised all these artists for "delud[ing] themselves into thinking it's 'feminism' if you get your fanny out on "your terms."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beyonce's Drawing A Line Under That 'Is She A Feminist Question' Once And For All|url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/beyonce-s-drawing-line-feminist-question/|access-date=21 September 2020|website=Grazia|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413092819/https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/beyonce-s-drawing-line-feminist-question/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sandra Song|title=The Internet's Divided Over Jameela Jamil Calling Kardashians "Double Agents Of Patriarchy"|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/jameela-jamil-kardashian-critique|access-date=21 September 2020|website=Nylon|archive-date=8 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708113707/https://www.nylon.com/articles/jameela-jamil-kardashian-critique|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, she called out rapper [[Cupcakke]] on Twitter for posting about doing a [[Water fasting|water fast]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Actress Jameela Jamil Gets Slammed On Twitter For Criticizing CupcakKe's Weight Loss Methods|url=https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2019/11/18/jameela-jamil-twitter-cupcakke-weight-loss-methods.html?cid=facebook|access-date=6 October 2020|website=BET.com}}</ref> Jamil often calls out [[Kim Kardashian]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rao|first=Sonia|title=A brief history of Jameela Jamil and the Kardashians' differing views on body positivity|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/04/03/brief-history-jameela-jamil-kardashians-differing-views-body-positivity/|access-date=6 October 2020|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=14 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014132042/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/04/03/brief-history-jameela-jamil-kardashians-differing-views-body-positivity/|url-status=live}}</ref> for promoting unhealthy body ideals, such as by wearing a corset,<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 June 2020|title=Jameela Jamil Speaks Out About Kim Kardashian's Use Of Corsets|url=https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/jameela-jamil-kim-kardashian-corsets-23672|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723211920/https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/jameela-jamil-kim-kardashian-corsets-23672|archive-date=23 July 2020|access-date=21 September 2020|website=Elle}}</ref> promoting body makeup to cover skin imperfections such as [[psoriasis]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Valenti |first1=Lauren |title=The Question of Cover-Up: Jameela Jamil Asks Why We Should Have to Hide Imperfections |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jameela-jamil-body-foundation-hiding-imperfections-societal-standards |website=Vogue|date=26 June 2019 |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724055529/https://www.vogue.com/article/jameela-jamil-body-foundation-hiding-imperfections-societal-standards |url-status=live}}</ref> and for offering maternity shapewear for her fashion line.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bonner|first=Mehera|date=14 September 2020|title=Jameela Jamil Made Some Valid Points About Kim Kardashian's Skims Maternity Line |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a34009667/jameela-jamil-slams-kim-kardashian-maternity-skims/|access-date=21 September 2020|website=Cosmopolitan|archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923052526/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a34009667/jameela-jamil-backlash-kim-kardashian-maternity-skims/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2020, Jamil announced on Twitter that she was deleting tweets from 2009 to 2020 in order to make her account more activism-focused.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parsons |first1=Vic |title=Mermaids hits back at hateful smear campaign and confirms the only place it's going is to help trans kids |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/mermaids-over-dropped-stonewall-jameela-jamil-trans-transgender-charity/ |website=PinkNews |date=13 August 2020 |quote=I deleted all my tweets from 2009-2020. Not to delete anything specific. I just want this to become a more activism focused account that I can lend to other activists and charities.}}</ref> Months later in November 2020, Jamil claimed that it was a third-party app which caused her Twitter posts to disappear in the previous months, and that she had deleted her entire [[Twitter]] post history to figure out why her posts were being removed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Novak |first1=Kim |title=Jameela Jamil denies deleting old tweets: 'I stand by all the s**t I've said' |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/10/jameela-jamil-denies-deleting-tweets-i-stand-by-the-st-ive-said-13569484/ |website=Metro |language=en |date=10 November 2020}}</ref> Jamil is against the airbrushing of editorial images and refuses to retouch all her photo shoots.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Iversen|first=Kristin|date=2 December 2018|title=Like My Good Friend Jameela Told Me At The Chateau Marmont…|url=https://www.nylon.com/jameela-jamil-nylon-december-cover-2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613064258/https://www.nylon.com/jameela-jamil-nylon-december-cover-2018|archive-date=13 June 2020|access-date=21 September 2020|website=Nylon}}</ref> {{Blockquote|text=I think it's a disgusting crime to Photoshop your images and put them out there in the world without announcing that's what you've done. It's a lie, you're lying to your fans, and your followers, and people who look up to you. You're an asshole. I really believe that. You're an asshole.|author=Jameela Jamil|source=An excerpt from the 2018 Nylon magazine cover interview}} She is also critical of the fashion and modelling industry standards and remarked that runway models looked "long-starved" and "terrified".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bailey|first=Alyssa|date=16 October 2019|title=Jameela Jamil and Sara Sampaio Had a Very Long, Very Public Argument About Body Image and Modeling|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29485331/jameela-jamil-sara-sampaio-twitter-argument/|access-date=21 September 2020|website=Elle|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220150158/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29485331/jameela-jamil-sara-sampaio-twitter-argument/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=16 October 2019|title=Jameela Jamil clashes with Victoria's Secret model Sara Sampaio|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/jameela-jamil-sara-sampaio-victorias-secret-model-twitter-starved-teenager-a9158106.html|access-date=18 November 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> Jamil frequently references [[Victoria's Secret]] models as a [[counterexample]] to her own identity.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|last=Freeman|first=Hadley|date=28 July 2018|title=Jameela Jamil: 'I won't become a double agent for the patriarchy'|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jul/28/jameela-jamil-wont-become-double-agent-patriarchy|url-status=live|access-date=21 September 2020|issn=0261-3077|quote=She was also sexually assaulted by strangers twice. The first time happened when she was 12 and walking along Oxford Street when a man grabbed her by the crotch. "At 3.30 in the afternoon in front of John Lewis, for God's sake," she near shouts. When he wouldn't let go, she had to run down the street and throw herself against a wall to shake him off, then run away. When she was 15, she was dragged by a stranger into a car – "in Belsize Park! The most affluent part of London!" – and was saved only because a stranger saw her struggling.|archive-date=17 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917201724/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jul/28/jameela-jamil-wont-become-double-agent-patriarchy}}</ref><ref name="GQ-Fetters" /><ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Simon|first=Samantha|date=26 March 2020|title=Jameela Jamil Calls It Like She Sees It|url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/jameela-jamil-body-confidence|access-date=18 November 2020|website=InStyle|language=EN}}</ref> She has also called Chanel designer [[Karl Lagerfeld]] a "ruthless, fat-phobic misogynist" after his death.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ledbetter |first=Carly |date=20 February 2019 |title=Jameela Jamil Calls Karl Lagerfeld 'A Ruthless, Fat-Phobic Misogynist' |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jameela-jamil-karl-lagerfeld-fat-phobic-misogynist_n_5c6d873fe4b0e2f4d8a1ccef |access-date=21 September 2020 |website=HuffPost|archive-date=20 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820223048/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jameela-jamil-karl-lagerfeld-fat-phobic-misogynist_n_5c6d873fe4b0e2f4d8a1ccef|url-status=live}}</ref> Jamil also supports the climate change movement, expressing her admiration for [[Jane Fonda]], [[Greta Thunberg]] and several other climate change activists.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=jameelajamil|first=Jameela|last=Jamil|number= 1198651549737598976|title=I think what Jane Fonda is doing for climate change awareness is so amazing.|quote=I am a brown female immigrant. I'm gonna support from the outside. And That is that on that. ❤️ |date=24 November 2019|archive-date=24 November 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191124215939/https://twitter.com/jameelajamil/status/1198651549737598976|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Charity=== Jamil appeared on C4 ''Orange Rockcorps 2009'', volunteering to help create a concert to fund local community projects.<ref name="orange" /> She has supported the Cultural Learning Alliance, which promotes access to culture for children and young people,<ref name="spaghetti" /> and Vinspired National Awards for people aged 16–25 who have contributed to their communities through volunteering.<ref name="bap" /><ref name="vim" /> Jamil designed her own version of [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] to be auctioned off with all the proceeds going to Childline.<ref name="sponge" /> Jamil also said that she would wear a chicken costume for the same number of days equal to the number of thousands of pounds she raises for [[Comic Relief]]. She was sponsored approximately £16,000 and wore the costume for 16 consecutive days.<ref>{{cite web |last=Digital Spy |title=Jameela Jamil offers to wear chicken suit for a month for Comic Relief |website=[[Digital Spy]] |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a461075/jameela-jamil-offers-to-wear-chicken-suit-for-a-month-for-comic-relief.html |access-date=17 March 2013 |date=23 February 2013 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924172625/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a461075/jameela-jamil-offers-to-wear-chicken-suit-for-a-month-for-comic-relief.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Honours== Jamil was one of fifteen women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of [[British Vogue|British ''Vogue'']] "Forces for Change", by guest editor [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex]].<ref name="IT-2019-07-31">{{cite web |title=Meghan Markle puts Sinéad Burke on the cover of Vogue's September issue |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/fashion/meghan-markle-puts-sinéad-burke-on-the-cover-of-vogue-s-september-issue-1.3970604 |website=The Irish Times |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-date=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141808/https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/fashion/meghan-markle-puts-sin%C3%A9ad-burke-on-the-cover-of-vogue-s-september-issue-1.3970604 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 2 August 2019, Jamil was awarded "Advocate of the Year" from the [[Ehlers-Danlos Society]].<ref name="instagram_B0q4jt7lEAj"/> Jamil received the "Phenom" award from the 12th annual [[Shorty Awards]] on 3 May 2020.<ref>https://blog.shortyawards.com/post/616742577142628352/introducing-our-entertainment-phenom-recipient {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719075509/https://blog.shortyawards.com/post/616742577142628352/introducing-our-entertainment-phenom-recipient |date=19 July 2020}} (Retrieved 5 May 2020)</ref> ==Personal life== Jamil has been in a relationship with musician [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]] since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BhKOtyql79f/ |title=Jameela Jamil on Instagram: "3 years with this untalented bastard ❤️" |website=www.instagram.com |access-date=7 June 2018 |archive-date=7 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407160539/https://www.instagram.com/p/BhKOtyql79f/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite news|last=Mulkerrins|first=Jane|title=Jameela Jamil interview: 'I don't take it personally if people don't like me'|language=en|work=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jameela-jamil-interview-i-dont-take-it-personally-if-people-dont-like-me-pj26gd3qj|access-date=21 November 2020|issn=0140-0460|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129055022/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jameela-jamil-interview-i-dont-take-it-personally-if-people-dont-like-me-pj26gd3qj|url-status=live}}</ref> She publicly declared herself as [[queer]] after her appointment as a judge of [[Vogue (dance)|voguing]] reality series ''[[Legendary (TV series)|Legendary]]'' received heavy criticism, as voguing [[ball culture]] is rooted in black and Latino [[LGBTQ]] communities in New York.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Tracy |title=Jameela Jamil comes out as queer after her casting on a TV series causes an uproar |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-02-05/jameela-jamil-comes-out-legendary-backlash |work=Los Angeles Times |date=5 February 2020 |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920080936/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-02-05/jameela-jamil-comes-out-legendary-backlash |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=jameelajamil |number= 1225165342965669888 |title= Twitter is Brutal |last=Jamil |first=Jameela |date= 5 February 2020 |access-date= 6 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51399416|title=Jameela Jamil announces she is 'queer' after backlash over TV role|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]/[[BBC News]]|date=6 February 2020|access-date=6 February 2020|last=Hunte|first=Ben|archive-date=6 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206200722/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51399416|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/alist/jameela-jamil-comes-out-queer-legendary-judge-backlash-a4354926.html|title=Jameela Jamil comes out as queer on Twitter after backlash over Legendary judge role|publisher=[[Evening Standard]]|date=6 February 2020|access-date=6 February 2020|last=Abrams|first=Margaret|archive-date=6 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206170418/https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/alist/jameela-jamil-comes-out-queer-legendary-judge-backlash-a4354926.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Jameela Jamil Grammys Red Carpet 2020.png|150px|right|thumb|Jamil at the [[Grammy Award]]s, 2020]] Jamil has also stated that she has experienced anxiety, [[Mood disorder|depression]] and [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Okwodu |first1=Janelle |title=Jameela Jamil Is a Force for Revolutionary Self-Acceptance |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jameela-jamil-fights-unrealistic-beauty-standards-iweigh-movement-aerie |website=Vogue |access-date=20 September 2020|date=25 February 2019 |quote=I'd had anxiety and depression when I was younger and struggled a bit with OCD |archive-date=27 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627234047/https://www.vogue.com/article/jameela-jamil-fights-unrealistic-beauty-standards-iweigh-movement-aerie |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ogunnaike |first1=Nikki |title=Jameela Jamil Is Shutting Up and Making Space in 2019 |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/a26090897/jameela-jamil-aerie-real-campaign-2019/ |website=Elle |publisher=Hearst Magazine Media |access-date=20 September 2020 |date=31 January 2019 |quote=I did EMDR therapy, which is a specific kind of therapy that removes the conditioning of irrational thought... It's very good for PTSD, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and OCD—all of which I had. |archive-date=22 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822014416/https://www.elle.com/culture/a26090897/jameela-jamil-aerie-real-campaign-2019/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 October 2019, as part of [[World Mental Health Day]], Jamil stated she survived a [[suicide]] attempt six years prior.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 September 2020|title=Jameela Jamil says surviving suicide bid has been 'extraordinary gift'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/jameela-jamil-suicide-surviving-extraordinary-gift-twitter-b421943.html|access-date=21 November 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|user=jameelajamil|number=1182317661989961730|title=Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay|quote=This month, 6 years ago, I tried to take my own life. I'm so lucky that I survived, and went on to use EMDR to treat my severe PTSD.|last=Jamil|first=Jameela|date=10 October 2019|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref> In an episode of the talkshow ''[[Red Table Talk]]'' in 2020, Jamil revealed that she attempted suicide for the second time eight years ago due to a nervous breakdown.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Olivia|title=Jada Pinkett Smith says that 'repressed rage' caused her to have suicidal thoughts|url=https://www.insider.com/jada-pinkett-smith-repressed-rage-tried-to-kill-herself-twice-2020-11|access-date=21 November 2020|website=Insider}}</ref> She also stated that she partook in [[EMDR|EMDR therapy]] to treat her [[PTSD|post traumatic stress disorder]] prior to her move to Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Luu |first1=Christopher |title=Jameela Jamil Reveals She Attempted Suicide |url=https://www.instyle.com/news/jameela-jamil-suicide-attempt |website=InStyle |language=EN |date=10 October 2019}}</ref><ref name=":8" /> ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |} ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Film appearances by Jameela Jamil |- !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 2019 ! scope="row" | ''[[How to Build a Girl]]'' | [[Cleopatra]] | |- | 2022 ! scope="row" | ''[[Marry Me (2022 film)|Marry Me]]'' | Anikah | |- | 2022 ! scope="row" | ''[[DC League of Super-Pets]]'' | [[Wonder Woman]] (voice) | |- | TBA |style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | Narrator | Filming |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Television appearances by Jameela Jamil |- !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2009–12 ! scope="row" | ''[[Freshly Squeezed]]'' | rowspan="5" | Herself | Lead host |- ! scope="row" | ''[[T4 (Channel 4)|T4]]'' | rowspan="2" | Host |- | 2012 ! scope="row" | ''[[Playing It Straight]]'' |- | 2014 ! scope="row" | ''[[Celebrity Juice]]'' | Series 11, episode 8 |- | 2015 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Great Comic Relief Bake Off, The" | ''[[The Great British Bake Off#The Great Comic Relief Bake Off|The Great Comic Relief Bake Off]]'' | Series 2, episode 3 |- | 2016–20 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Good Place, The" | ''[[The Good Place]]'' | Tahani Al-Jamil | Main cast |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 ! scope="row" | ''[[Hollywood Game Night]]'' | rowspan="2" | Herself | Episode: "Ho Ho Holiday Game Night" |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]'' | Host, recurring segment, ''Wide Awake with Jameela Jamil'' |- | 2019–21 ! scope="row" | ''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' | Gandra Dee, W.A.N.D.A | Voice role; 4 episodes |- | 2019 ! scope="row" | ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' | Buttercup | Voice role; Episode: "Musya Shakhtyorov in: Honeyboogers" |- | rowspan="2" | 2019–present ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Misery Index, The" | ''[[The Misery Index (TV series)|The Misery Index]]'' | rowspan="3" | Herself | Lead host |- ! scope="row" | ''Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate'' | |- | 2020–present ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Legendary" | ''[[Legendary (TV series)|Legendary]]'' | Judge<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Murphy|first1=J. Kim|date=4 February 2020|title=Jameela Jamil Tapped to MC, Judge Voguing Competition Series at HBO Max|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jameela-jamil-hbo-max-legendary-1203493106/|access-date=19 June 2020|website=Variety|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613082320/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jameela-jamil-hbo-max-legendary-1203493106/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Legendary' bosses respond to initial controversy: 'My job is to make sure that you're wrong'|url=https://ew.com/tv/hbo-max-legendary-jameela-jamil-controversy-response/|access-date=19 June 2020|website=EW.com|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608172126/https://ew.com/tv/hbo-max-legendary-jameela-jamil-controversy-response/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="7" | 2020 ! scope="row" | ''[[American Dad!]]'' | Christine S. | Voice role; Episode: "Exquisite Corpses" |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Big City Greens]]'' | Phoenix | Voice role; Episode: "Animal Farm" |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Crossing Swords]]'' | Sloane | Voice role; 4 episodes |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'' |[[Eris (comics)|Eris]] | Voice role; Episode: "Bachelorette" |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Mira, Royal Detective]]'' | Auntie Pushpa | Voice role; Recurring role<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/disney-junior-orders-mira-inspired-by-indian-cultures-customs-1164857 |title=Disney Junior Orders Animated Mystery Series Inspired by Indian Cultures and Customs |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=1 December 2018 |archive-date=9 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609211353/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/disney-junior-orders-mira-inspired-by-indian-cultures-customs-1164857 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous]]'' | Roxie | Voice role; Recurring role |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Animaniacs (2020 TV series)|Animaniacs]]'' | Sultana | Voice role; Episode: "Episode 12: A Zit!/1001 Narfs/Manny Manspreader" |- | 2021 ! scope="row" | ''[[Rugrats (2021 TV series)|Rugrats]]'' | Lady De-Clutter | Voice role; Episode: "Lady De-Clutter" |- | 2021 ! scope="row" | ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]'' | Ensign Asencia | Voice role; Recurring role<ref name="prodigy-oct-2021">{{Cite web|date=October 10, 2021|title=Star Trek: Prodigy Announces New Voice Talent During NYCC|url=https://intl.startrek.com/news/star-trek-prodigy-announces-new-voice-talent-during-nycc|url-status=live|access-date=October 11, 2021|website=[[StarTrek.com]]}}</ref> |- | 2022 ! scope="row" | ''[[She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]]'' | [[Titania (Marvel Comics)|Mary MacPherran / Titania]] | Main role |- | TBA ! scope="row" | ''[[Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin]]'' | Gisela | Main role, upcoming series |} ===Radio=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Radio appearances by Jameela Jamil |- !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Station |- | 2012 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Radio 1 Request Show with Jameela Jamil, The" | ''The Radio 1 Request show with Jameela Jamil''<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3nml0VKNrDcCVgqJtS9CJJc/jameela-jamil The Radio 1 Request Show with Jameela Jamil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525041655/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3nml0VKNrDcCVgqJtS9CJJc/jameela-jamil|date=25 May 2018}} Retrieved 14 April 2020.</ref> | rowspan="2" | Host | rowspan="2" | [[BBC Radio 1]] |- | 2013–15 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Official Chart, The" | ''[[The Official Chart]]'' |- | 2020 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" | ''[[Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!]]''<ref>[https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/889922742/wait-wait-for-july-11-2020-with-not-my-job-guest-jameela-jamil 'Wait Wait' For July 11, 2020, With Not My Job Guest Jameela Jamil] Retrieved 27 May 2020.</ref> | scope="row" | Guest | [[NPR]] |} ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name="sky">{{cite web |url=http://showbiz.sky.com/jameela-jamil-our-style-crush-2 |title=Jameela Jamil: Our Style Crush – Sky Showbiz |publisher=Showbiz.sky.com |access-date=21 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301043905/http://showbiz.sky.com/jameela-jamil-our-style-crush-2 |archive-date=1 March 2010}}</ref> <ref name="spec">{{cite web |url=http://millndoll.com/special/detail/jameela-jamil |title=Jameela Jamil |publisher=Millndoll.com |access-date=21 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714094651/http://millndoll.com/special/detail/jameela-jamil |archive-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> <ref name="hack">{{cite web |url=http://www.hackfordjonespr.com/pages/gallery/jameela-jamil15.php |publisher=Hackford Jones PR |access-date=21 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129012902/http://www.hackfordjonespr.com/pages/gallery/jameela-jamil15.php |archive-date=29 November 2010 |title=Hackford Jones PR – Entertainment – Jameela Jamil}}</ref> <ref name="agy">{{cite web |url=http://www.moneymanagementuk.com/money-talent/jameela-jamil.htm |title=Jameela &#124; represented by Money Management |publisher=Moneymanagementuk.com |date=11 November 2009 |access-date=21 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024061359/http://www.moneymanagementuk.com/money-talent/jameela-jamil.htm |archive-date=24 October 2010}}</ref> <ref name="ds1">{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Fletcher |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a144280/t4-unveils-new-host-jameela-jamil.html |title=T4 unveils new host Jameela Jamil |publisher=Digital Spy |date=23 January 2009 |access-date=21 October 2010 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924213926/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a144280/t4-unveils-new-host-jameela-jamil.html |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="beb">{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionandrunway.com/fashion/article.cfm?id_articolo=18938 |title=Jameela Jamil undresses for Westfield London Flash Mob |publisher=Fashionandrunway.com |date=9 October 2009 |access-date=21 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710224833/http://www.fashionandrunway.com/fashion/article.cfm?id_articolo=18938 |archive-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> <ref name="spaghetti">{{cite web |url=http://www.culturallearningalliance.org.uk/stories |title=Stories |publisher=Cultural Learning Alliance |access-date=21 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510084326/http://www.culturallearningalliance.org.uk/stories |archive-date=10 May 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref 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|access-date=21 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725154340/http://www.popsugar.co.uk/Photos-from-Spongebob-Squarepants-Tenth-Birthday-Celebration-Charity-Auction-Saturdays-Sophie-Ellis-Bextor-7132015 |archive-date=25 July 2011}}</ref> <ref name="nylon">{{cite journal |journal=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]] |title=LIKE MY GOOD FRIEND JAMEELA TOLD ME AT THE CHATEAU MARMONT... |publisher=Nylon Holding Inc. |location=New York |date=December 2009 |first1=Katie |last1=Mulloy |author2=Bella Howard (photographer) |author3=Steve Morriss (stylist)}}</ref> }} ==Further reading== * {{cite journal |journal=[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue]] |title=British Editorial Class of 2010 |date=January 2010}} * {{cite news |agency=Press Association |url=http://www.tv.com/jameela-jamil-finds-t4-surreal/story/17210.html |title=Jameela Jamil finds T4 surreal |work=TV.com |date=11 August 2009 |access-date=21 October 2010}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/tv-news/435736/t4-s-jameela-jamil-i-was-stuck-in-portaloo-for-over-an-hour/1 |title=T4 presenter Jameela Jamil: I was stuck in Portaloo for over an hour |work=Now Magazine |first=Lorraine |last=Crowther |date=24 December 2009 |access-date=21 October 2010}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXsLPgAOmyg Jameela explains how she got her first DJ gig, Elton John's birthday party, on Conan] Conan. 5 December 2019. ==External links== * {{IMDb name}} {{S-start}} {{S-media}} {{Succession box | before = [[Scott Mills]] | title = [[BBC Radio 1]]<br />Chart show presenter | years = 13 January 2013 – 18 January 2015 | after = [[Clara Amfo]] }} {{S-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamil, Jameela}} [[Category:1986 births]] [[Category:21st-century English actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from London]] [[Category:BBC 100 Women]] [[Category:BBC Radio 1 presenters]] [[Category:British people of Pakistani descent]] [[Category:English expatriates 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