Jazmyn Simon

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Jazmyn Simon
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Simon at GalaxyCon San Jose in 2024
Born (1980-12-30) December 30, 1980 (age 43)
Years active2008–present
Spouse
(m. 2018)
Children2

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 . [1] [2]

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Early life

Jazmin Simon was born in San Francisco and spent her early childhood in Northern California. [3] [1] Her background includes some creole heritage. [4] Around middle school, Simon moved to Las Vegas, where she was raised by her grandparents. [3]

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. [3] It was during her college experience that she began to pursue acting. [1]

Career

After graduating with a degree in communication, Simon moved to Chicago. [3] 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. [5] [6] [3]

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. [3] 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 . [7] 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. [2] [8] In 2019 she was cast as Kat Neese on the Netflix series Raising Dion , which ended in 2022. [9]

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. [10] [1]

Personal life

Simon married actor Dulé Hill in 2018. [5] They met on the set of Ballers, and have appeared in several projects together, including the Psych movies, Locked Down, and The Wonder Years . [11] [12] She has a daughter from a previous relationship, whom Hill has adopted. [6] In 2019, Simon gave birth to their son. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Baggage Claim Underground Club Hostess
2018 Acrimony June [8]
2021 Locked Down Maria [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Parks and Recreation WaitressEpisode: "I'm Leslie Knope"
2013 Welcome to the Family ReceptionistEpisode: "Dan Finds Out"
2013 Hello Ladies Door WomanEpisode: "The Drive"
2014F#Cker of the MonthJazmynEpisode: "Call Today"
2014Sister DirtySummerEpisode: "Sister Dirty Goes Dancing"
2015–2019 Ballers Julie Greane / Julia GreaneMain cast [5]
2016The Hindenburg Explodes!TrixieTelevision film
2017 Psych: The Movie SeleneTelevision film [2]
2018 The Resident Christine ConforthEpisode: "None the Wiser"
2018 Mom VanessaEpisode: "Eight Cats and the Hat Show"
2019- 2022 Raising Dion KatMain cast [9]
2020 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home SeleneTelevision film [2]
2021 Psych 3: This Is Gus SeleneTelevision film [2]
2022 The Wonder Years JaniceEpisode:"Bill's New Gig" [12]

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