Eve
Acting • Born 1978-11-10
Biography
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'.
Filmography
66 credits
Barbershop
Movie • 2002
Terri Jones
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Movie • 2004
Terri
Whip It
Movie • 2009
Rosa Sparks
Good Hair
Movie • 2009
Self
xXx
Movie • 2002
J.J.
The Woodsman
Movie • 2004
Mary-Kay
Flashbacks of a Fool
Movie • 2008
Ophelia Franklin
4.3.2.1
Movie • 2010
Latisha
The Cookout
Movie • 2004
Becky
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
Movie • 2021
Self
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
Movie • 1999
Self - Perfomer
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
Movie • 2011
Self
Bounty Killer
Movie • 2013
Mocha Sujata
All Wifed Out
Movie • 2013
Natalie
Animal
Movie • 2014
Barbara (uncredited)
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Movie • 2010
Self
With This Ring
Movie • 2015
Eve
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Movie • 2016
Terri
Return of the Queen Tour
Movie • 2012
Self
VH1 Divas 2004
Movie • 2004
Self
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Movie • 2003
Self
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
Movie • 2001
Self
Gwen Stefani : This is What The Truth Feels Like - Live
Movie • 2016
Female American Rap Stars
Movie • 2004
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Movie • 2016
Third Watch
TV • 1999
Yvette Powell
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Glee
TV • 2009
Grace Hitchens
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
La-La Buendia
EP Daily
TV • 1997
The Tyra Banks Show
TV • 2005
Punk'd
TV • 2003
Self
Eve
TV • 2003
Shelley Williams
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV • 2002
Self
The Celebrity Apprentice
TV • 2004
Zulu Gumball
TV • 2010
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest
Queens
TV • 2021
Brianna aka Professor Sex
TRL
TV • 1998
VERZUZ
TV • 2020
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
TV • 2003
Cheyenne Tate / The Talon (voice)
Audrina
TV • 2011
Herself
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Talk
TV • 2010
Self - Host
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
America's Next Top Model
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Jane the Virgin
TV • 2014
Eve
Feel Good
TV • 2020
Audrey
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self
LadyGang
TV • 2018
Self
VH1 Divas
TV • 1998
Self -Performer
Happy Together
TV • 2018
Herself
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Kidding
TV • 2018
Herself
One on One
TV • 2001
Ida
Whitney
TV • 2011
Britnee
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
KPOPPED
TV • 2025
Self
Uncensored
TV • 2018