Jessica Williams (actress)

Jessica Williams
Born Jessica Renee Williams
(1989-07-31) July 31, 1989
Los Angeles County, California[1]
Alma mater California State University, Long Beach
Occupation Actress, comedian
Years active 2006–present
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Jessica Renee Williams (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress and comedian who is currently a senior correspondent on The Daily Show.

Early life

Jessica Renee Williams was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended Nathaniel Narbonne High School where she flourished in the school's drama department. She made her television debut as a series regular on the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks in 2006[2] and in 2012, she became The Daily Show's youngest correspondent ever.[3][4] She attended California State University, Long Beach.[5] The results of a DNA test, revealed in a 2014 YouTube video uploaded by Okayplayer, traced Williams' maternal ancestry to the Bamileke people of Cameroon.[6]

Career

Williams made her Daily Show debut on January 11, 2012.[7] Williams is a frequent performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.[5] Williams also made appearances on Season 3 of HBO's Girls.[8] She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.[9] She appears in the film People Places Things. She currently co-hosts the comedy podcast Two Dope Queens with Phoebe Robinson

References

  1. ↑ "The Birth of Jessica Williams". California Birth Index. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ Gilbert, Matthew (April 7, 2006). "'Just for Kicks' shows girls how to get along". The Boston Globe.
  3. ↑ Del Signore, John (January 19, 2012). "Jon Stewart: SOPA Will Drive Us To Libraries "Like A Common Masturbator"". Gothamist.
  4. ↑ Czajkowski, Elise (February 27, 2014). "Talking to 'Daily Show' Correspondent Jessica Williams". Splitsider. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Jessica Williams". Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ The Daily Show Correspondents Discover Their African Ancestry
  7. ↑ "Indecision 2012 - In the South of Madness". The Daily Show. January 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ Williams, Lauren (January–February 2014). "The Daily Show's Jessica Williams on Race, Comedy, and Her Role in "Girls."". Mother Jones. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ "FACES: THE DAILY SHOW'S JESSICA WILLIAMS INTERVIEW". Nixon. Retrieved December 2, 2014.

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