Jazmyn Simon

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| name = Jazmyn Simon

| image = Jazmyn Simon Photo Op GalaxyCon San Jose 2024.jpg

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| caption = Simon at GalaxyCon San Jose in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| spouse = {{marriage|Dulé Hill|2018}}

| children = 2

| years_active = 2008–present

}}

Jazmyn Simon (born December 30, 1980) is an American actress and children's book author known for her roles on Ballers, Raising Dion, and Psych.{{cite web |title=Jazmyn Simon |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/narrator/2247713/jazmyn-simon/ |website=Penguin Random House Audio Publishing |access-date=28 March 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Hullender |first1=Tatiana |title=Kirsten Nelson & Jazmyn Simon Interview: Psych 3 |url=https://screenrant.com/psych-3-movie-jazmyn-simon-kirsten-nelson-interview/ |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=ScreenRant |date=18 November 2021}}

Early life

Jazmin Simon was born in San Francisco and spent her early childhood in Northern California.{{cite news |last1=Shelton |first1=Alexzandra |title=Jazmyn Simon: Girl on the Rise |url=http://felixmag.co/2015/02/20/jazmyn-simon-girl-rise/ |access-date=28 March 2023 |work=Felix |date=20 February 2015}} Her background includes some creole heritage.{{cite news |last1=Dykes |first1=Brett Michael |title=UPROXX 20: Jazmyn Simon Demands Her Moscow Mule Be Served In A Copper Mug |url=https://uproxx.com/tv/jazmyn-simon-ballers/ |access-date=28 March 2023 |work=Uproxx |date=17 July 2016}} Around middle school, Simon moved to Las Vegas, where she was raised by her grandparents.

During high school, Simon was recruited to appear on a local radio talk show and eventually became a full-time member of the show. Influenced by her radio experience, Simon attended the University of Nevada for college to study production. It was during her college experience that she began to pursue acting.

Career

After graduating with a degree in communication, Simon moved to Chicago. She worked as a sales assistant at HBO and a waitress while pursuing an acting career by joining the improv troupe The Second City and appearing in commercials.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Maya A. |title=Jazmyn Simon is planning her real-life wedding to Dulé Hill, and loves hanging with her ‘brothers’ on HBO’s ‘Ballers’ |url=https://andscape.com/features/ballers-hbo-jazmyn-simon/ |access-date=28 March 2023 |work=Andscape |date=25 July 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Simon |first1=Jazmyn |title=My First Born Is Going To College, And I'm Not Ready |url=https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting/first-born-going-to-college-feelings |access-date=28 March 2023 |work=Scary Mommy |date=3 May 2022}}

Simon then moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting more seriously. She has described the hardships of becoming a professional actor, stating that she was turned down in more than 200 auditions before finding regular work. Simon's big break came when she was cast as Julie Greene, a doctor and the wife of a recently retired NFL player, on Ballers.{{cite news |last1=Oates |first1=Barb |title=Jazmyn Simon shares the female side to HBO’s new "Ballers" |url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2015/06/19/jazmyn-simon-shares-the-female-side-to-hbos-new-ballers/ |access-date=28 March 2023 |work=Channel Guide Magazine |date=19 June 2015}} During the first season she was the only female series regular.

Following her role on Ballers, Simon has appeared as Selene in Psych: The Movie, Psych 2: Lassie Come Home, and Psych 3: This Is Gus and in Acrimony as June.{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Monica |title=Acrimony |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/acrimony-2018 |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=RogerEbert.com |date=30 March 2018}} In 2019 she was cast as Kat Neese on the Netflix series Raising Dion, which ended in 2022.{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=‘Raising Dion’ Canceled After Two Seasons By Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/raising-dion-canceled-after-two-seasons-netflix-1235010431/ |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=Deadline |date=26 April 2022}}

Simon authored a children's book in 2022, titled Most Perfect You, inspired by conversations with her daughter, and coauthored another children's book Repeat After Me with her husband.{{cite news |last1=Vulpo |first1=Mike |title=Jazmyn Simon's Book Most Perfect You Has a Message Every Kid Needs to Hear |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1331346/jazmyn-simons-book-most-perfect-you-has-a-message-every-kid-needs-to-hear |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=E! News |date=21 May 2022}}

Personal life

Simon married actor Dulé Hill in 2018. They met on the set of Ballers, and have appeared in several projects together, including the Psych movies, Locked Down, and The Wonder Years.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Janet W.|date=2021-01-05|title=Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor Stage a Quarantine Heist in 'Locked Down' Trailer|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/anne-hathaway-chiwetel-ejiofor-locked-down-trailer-1234878884/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Variety|language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Darwish |first1=Meaghan |title=‘The Wonder Years’ First Look: Dulé Hill’s Real-Life Wife Jazmyn Simon Guest Stars (VIDEO) |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1041259/the-wonder-years-dule-hill-wife-jazmyn-simon-guest-star/ |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=TVInsider |date=19 April 2022}} She has a daughter from a previous relationship, whom Hill has adopted. In 2019, Simon gave birth to their son.{{Cite web|title=Dule Hill and Wife Jazmyn Simon Welcome Son Levi Dule - See His First Photos!|url=https://people.com/parents/dule-hill-jazmyn-simon-welcome-son-levi-dule-first-photos-exclusive/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
2013 \| Baggage Claim \| Underground Club Hostess \|
2018 \| Acrimony \| June \|
2021 \| Locked Down \| Maria \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2013

| Baggage Claim

| Underground Club Hostess

2018

| Acrimony

| June

2021

| Locked Down

| Maria

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
2011 \| Parks and Recreation \| Waitress \| Episode: "I'm Leslie Knope"
2013 \| Welcome to the Family \| Receptionist \| Episode: "Dan Finds Out"
2013 \| Hello Ladies \| Door Woman \| Episode: "The Drive"
2014 \| F#Cker of the Month \| Jazmyn \| Episode: "Call Today"
2014 \| Sister Dirty \| Summer \| Episode: "Sister Dirty Goes Dancing"
2015–2019 \| Ballers \| Julie Greane / Julia Greane \| Main cast
2016 \| The Hindenburg Explodes! \| Trixie \| Television film
2017 \| Psych: The Movie \| Selene \| Television film
2018 \| The Resident \| Christine Conforth \| Episode: "None the Wiser"
2018 \| Mom \| Vanessa \| Episode: "Eight Cats and the Hat Show"
2019 \|Styling Hollywood \|Herself \|Episode: "Taraji & Yara & Zazie, Oh My!"
2019- 2022 \| Raising Dion \| Kat \| Main cast
2020 \| Psych 2: Lassie Come Home \| Selene \| Television film
2021 \| Psych 3: This Is Gus \| Selene \| Television film
2022 \| The Wonder Years \| Janice \| Episode:"Bill's New Gig"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2011

| Parks and Recreation

| Waitress

| Episode: "I'm Leslie Knope"

2013

| Welcome to the Family

| Receptionist