Jessica Williams (actress)

Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams of The Daily Show interviews someone outside the Supreme Court.
Born	Jessica Renee Williams (1989-07-31) July 31, 1989 (age 27) Los Angeles County, California, USA
Alma mater	California State University, Long Beach
Occupation	Actress, comedian
Years active	2006–present

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

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 and in 2012, she became The Daily Show's youngest correspondent ever. She attended California State University, Long Beach. The results of a DNA test traced Williams' maternal ancestry to the Bamileke people of Cameroon.

Williams made her Daily Show debut on January 11, 2012. Williams is a frequent performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. Williams also made appearances on Season 3 of HBO's Girls. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She appears in the film People Places Things. She currently co-hosts the comedy podcast 2 Dope Queens with Phoebe Robinson. She appeared on her last Daily Show episode on June 30, 2016.