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Eve Jeffers Cooper

Eve Jeffers Cooper

Birthday: 1978-11-10 | Place of Birth: 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 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Queens

as    Brianna aka Professor Sex

2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut

as    Terri

2015
With This Ring

as    Eve

2014
Animal

as    Barbara (uncredited)

2013
Bounty Killer

as    Mocha Sujata

2013
All Wifed Out

as    Natalie

2011
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC

as    Herself

2010
4.3.2.1

as    Latisha

2009
Whip It

as    Rosa Sparks

2004
The Cookout

as    Becky

2004
The Woodsman

as    Mary-Kay

2004
2003
Eve

as    Shelley Williams

2002
Barbershop

as    Terri Jones