Cast & creator
Eve
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Daily Show, Late Show with David Letterman
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'.
Also known as: Eve Jihan Jeffers, Eve Jeffers, Eve Jeffers Cooper, Eve Jihan Cooper, Eve J. Cooper
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film credits
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television credits
72
1959–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (73)
Showing 73 of 73 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
The View
Self
1997
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Glee
Grace Hitchens
2009
Numb3rs
La-La Buendia
2005
Third Watch
Yvette Powell
1999
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
The Talk
Self - Host
2010
Jane the Virgin
Eve
2014
Empire
Eve
2015
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Punk'd
Self
2003
One on One
Ida
2001
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Kidding
Herself
2018
Eve
Shelley Williams
2003Eve
Producer
2003
TRL
1998
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Cheyenne Tate / The Talon (voice)
2003
Whitney
Britnee
2011
xXx
J.J.
2002
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Self
2003
VERZUZ
Self
2020
Feel Good
Audrey
2020
KPOPPED
Self
2025
Happy Together
Herself
2018
Queens
Brianna aka Professor Sex
2021
Barbershop
Terri Jones
2002
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Terri
2016
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Terri
2004
Whip It
Rosa Sparks
2009
LadyGang
Self
2018
Secret Celebrity Renovation
Self
2021
Uncensored
2018
Zulu Gumball
Self
2010
Flashbacks of a Fool
Ophelia Franklin
2008
4.3.2.1
Latisha
2010
The Woodsman
Mary-Kay
2004
VH1 Divas
Self -Performer
1998
Bounty Killer
Mocha Sujata
2013The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
2002
Audrina
Herself
2011
The Cookout
Becky
2004
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Good Hair
Self
2009
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Self
2011
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Self
2010
The Grammys
Self
1959
Animal
Barbara (uncredited)
2014
With This Ring
Eve
2015
Female American Rap Stars
2004
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
Self
2021
VH1 Divas 2004
Self
2004
Return of the Queen Tour
Self
2012
Gwen Stefani : This is What The Truth Feels Like - Live
2016
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
Self - Perfomer
1999
All Wifed Out
Natalie
2013
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
Self
2001