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Eve
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Eve Jihan Cooper (née Jeffers; born November 10, 1978) known mononymously as Eve, is an American rapper, singer, actress, and television presenter from Philadelphia. In 1999, she…
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Eve Jihan Cooper (née Jeffers; born November 10, 1978) known mononymously as Eve, is an American rapper, singer, actress, and television presenter from Philadelphia. In 1999, she released her debut album, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady, which reached number-one on the Billboard 200, making her the third female rapper to accomplish this feat. Eve followed up with three subsequent albums and achieved chart success with her singles, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (featuring Gwen Stefani), "What Ya Want ", "Who's That Girl", "Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys), "Satisfaction", "Love Is Blind" (featuring Faith Evans), and "Tambourine." As an actress, Eve is known for her role as Terri Jones in the films Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Barbershop: The Next Cut, as well as Shelley Williams on the UPN television sitcom Eve. She also appeared in films The Woodsman (2004), The Cookout (2004) and Whip It (2009). From 2017 to 2020, Eve was one of the co-hosts of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk. In 2021, she starred in the American television series, Queens. Eve has received multiple accolades throughout her career, which include a Grammy Award, BET Award, MTV Video Music Award, Teen Choice Award, and two Daytime Emmy Award nominations. Eve was placed on VH1's list of the '50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists'. In 2020, Spin named her one of the '30 Greatest Female Rappers Ever'.
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2025
KPOPPED
TV show Self
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2021
Queens
TV show Brianna aka Professor Sex
- 2021
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2021
Secret Celebrity Renovation
TV show Self
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2020
VERZUZ
TV show Self
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2020
Feel Good
TV show Audrey
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2019
Tamron Hall
TV show Self - Guest
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2018
LadyGang
TV show Self
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2018
Happy Together
TV show Herself
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2018
Kidding
TV show Herself
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2018
Uncensored
TV show
- 2016
- 2016
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2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Movie Terri
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2015
Celebrity Family Feud
TV show Self
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2015
With This Ring
Movie Eve
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2015
Empire
TV show Eve
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2014
Jane the Virgin
TV show Eve
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2014
Animal
Movie Barbara (uncredited)
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2013
All Wifed Out
Movie Natalie
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2013
Bounty Killer
Movie Mocha Sujata
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2012
Return of the Queen Tour
Movie Self
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2011
Whitney
TV show Britnee
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2011
Audrina
TV show Herself
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2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Movie Self
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2010
The Talk
TV show Self - Host
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2010
Zulu Gumball
TV show Self
- 2010
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2010
4.3.2.1
Movie Latisha
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2009
Good Hair
Movie Self
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2009
Glee
TV show Grace Hitchens
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2009
Whip It
Movie Rosa Sparks
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2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV show Self - Guest Judge
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2008
Flashbacks of a Fool
Movie Ophelia Franklin
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2005
The Tyra Banks Show
TV show
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2005
Numb3rs
TV show La-La Buendia
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2004
The Woodsman
Movie Mary-Kay
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2004
The Cookout
Movie Becky
