- Born
- Birth nameJessica Renee Williams
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Jessica Renee Williams, born July 31, 1989 in Los Angeles County, California, is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work as a senior correspondent on The Daily Show, where she was the youngest correspondent ever at the age of twenty-two, and as co-host of the podcast 2 Dope Queens.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsLeon WilliamsMaria Williams
- RelativesDaphne Hawkins(Sibling)
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Race / EthnicityBlack / African American
- At age 22 she was the youngest ever senior correspondent on the The Daily Show (1996).
- A lifelong fan of Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling (with whom she shares the same birthday), Jessica managed to rendezvous with Rowling through social media to celebrate their 28th and 52nd birthdays together in London.
- Attended California State University in Long Beach, California.
- Daughter of Leon Williams and Maria Williams.
- Sister of Daphne Hawkins.
- Ultimately, when I deliver something, a lot of times it will be from a black woman's perspective, but other times it will be just from a satirical, goofy perspective.
- I think we need to not speak over black women, not assign them labels.
- As far as diversity's concerned, there's me, there's Al Madrigal, there's Aasif Mandvi. But I'm not walking around feeling black all the time. That would stress me out.
- I think that's what's so great about 'Jessica James' is you get to sit back and take a moment and realize that this person is black. And some days, this character wakes up and feels black, and some days, she doesn't. That is, for me, a fully black experience.
- For me, so far, confidence has been a journey, not a destination.
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