Jazmyn Simon

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]

Jazmyn Simon
Simon at GalaxyCon San Jose in 2024
Born	(1980-12-30) December 30, 1980 (age 44) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Dulé Hill ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Baggage Claim	Underground Club Hostess
2018	Acrimony	June	[8]
2021	Locked Down	Maria	[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	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[5]
2016	The Hindenburg Explodes!	Trixie	Television film
2017	Psych: The Movie	Selene	Television film[2]
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[9]
2020	Psych 2: Lassie Come Home	Selene	Television film[2]
2021	Psych 3: This Is Gus	Selene	Television film[2]
2022	The Wonder Years	Janice	Episode:"Bill's New Gig"[12]