Jessica Renee Williams (born July 31, 1989)[1] is an American actress and comedian.

She has appeared as a senior correspondent on The Daily Show, as cohost of the podcast 2 Dope Queens, as Lally Hicks in the Fantastic Beasts film series, as Gaby in Shrinking, and as Meadow in Entergalactic.

[5] Williams is a frequent performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.

[11][12] She starred in the 2017 Netflix comedy movie The Incredible Jessica James, as a character described by The Guardian as "a struggling Brooklyn-based playwright navigating the murky waters of modern romance while waiting impatiently for her big break.

[15] For her performance, she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.