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Jessica Williams

Highest Rated: 97% Entergalactic (2022)

Lowest Rated: 25% Corporate Animals (2019)

Birthday: Jul 31, 1989

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Birthplace: Los Angeles County, California, USA

Actress and comedienne Jessica Williams got her start in teen comedy "Just for Kicks" (Nickelodeon, 2006) before becoming the youngest ever correspondent on "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central, 1996-). Born in Los Angeles, CA in 1989, Williams began her acting career aged 16 when she landed the role of soccer player Vida Atwood in "Just for Kicks" (Nickelodeon, 2006). Following the show's cancellation, Williams attended California State University and became a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre but eventually returned to screens in the comedy specials "This Will Get You High" (2010) and "Bath Boys Comedy" (2011). Williams' big break arrived in 2012 when she joined Jon Stewart's team of correspondents on "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central, 1996-), a role which established her as one of the sharpest and savviest female comic talents around. During her successful stint, Williams also showed up as a spa worker in Vince Vaughn comedy "Delivery Man" (2013), appeared as herself in bawdy sequel "Hot Tub Time Machine 2" (2015) and bagged a recurring role as Hannah's co-worker Karen in zeitgeist-defining "Girls" (HBO, 2012-), while in "People Places Things" (2015), she played an aspiring artist who acts as matchmaker between her single mother and college professor. That same year, Williams and Phoebe Robinson began hosting the comedy podcast "2 Dope Queens" (2015- ). After leaving "The Daily Show" in 2016, Williams starred in the comedy film "The Incredible Jessica James" (Netflix 2017) and was announced as a co-star of the J.K. Rowling adventure "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" (2018).

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Highest rated movies

97% 94% Entergalactic Watchlist 96% 77% Booksmart Watchlist 88% 65% The Incredible Jessica James Watchlist 77% 71% People, Places, Things Watchlist 60% 52% Road House Watchlist 46% 83% Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Watchlist 25% 14% Corporate Animals Watchlist
38% Road House
Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
60% 52% Road House Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 38% Road House Frankie (Character) - 2024
97% 94% Entergalactic Meadow (Voice) - 2022
46% 83% Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Eulalie "Lally" Hicks (Character) $95.8M 2022
25% 14% Corporate Animals Jess (Character) - 2019
96% 77% Booksmart Miss Fine (Character) $22.7M 2019
88% 65% The Incredible Jessica James Jessica James (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2017
77% 71% People, Places, Things Kat (Character) $407.2K 2015

TV

Credit
94% 87% Shrinking Gaby (Character) 2023-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Correspondent 2011-2017 2024
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2021 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jennifer Hudson Show Guest 2023
No Score Yet 55% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2023
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2017-2018 2023
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2019 2022
79% 75% Love Life Mia Hines (Character) 2021
67% 44% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Guest Star) 2019
94% 56% 2 Dope Queens Executive Producer,
Host
2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desus & Mero Guest 2017
89% 75% Girls Karen (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Just for Kicks Vida Atwood (Character) 2006