Jamila Velazquez

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jamila Velazquez
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	Nov 27, 1995(1995-11-27)
Age	29
Birthplace	The Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jamila Velazquez Biography

Jamila Velazquez is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on November 27, 1995 in The Bronx, New York State, United States. She was a breakout star on FOX’s drama series Empire and she landed the role as the lead singer Laura Calleros. Also, she is well-known as Sarita on ABC Family’s Twisted.

She was a part of the FOX series Empire, starring Terrence H..

Velazquez first appeared in a 2011 movie drama Come Home Raquel, playing the lead role Raquel in 2011, a 13-year-old girl from Queens, New York.

In 2012, she guest-starred in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in season 14, episode 4, “Acceptable Loss” as a sex worker named Pilar Morenas. In 2015, she revived the role of Pilar Morenas in season 16, episode 15 “Undercover Mother” and season 16, episode 23 “Surrendering Noah”.

She was born in South Bronx (New York). She has a younger sibling.

Jamila Velazquez Net Worth

Jamila Velazquez is one of the richest TV Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jamila Velazquez 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was eight years of age, she appeared on Broadway in The End of You.

In 2011, she was given the role of Come Home Raquel’s title character.

Jamila Velazquez (born November 27, 1995), is an American singer and actress, best known for her recurring roles as Sarita in the ABC Family series Twisted (2013–2014) and as Laura Calleros on FOX’s primetime musical-drama series Empire (2015–2016).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jamila Velazquez Dating?

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In 2017, she had a minor role in Chicago P.D. as Emily Vega in season 4, episode 11, “You Wish”.

Facts & Trivia

Jamila Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jamila Velazquez celebrates birthday on November 27 of every year.

In 2019, she had a minor role in The Blacklist in season 6, episode 9, “Minister D (No. 99)”.

Top Facts about Jamila Velazquez

1. Jamila Velazquez was born November 27, 1995 in the Bronx to Dominican and Puerto Rican parents.
2. She has a younger sister named Jada Velazquez.
3. She began singing and performing in kindergarten.
4. At the age of six she booked her first role in an off-Broadway play called “The End of You”.
5. In 2011, she starred in the movie drama Come Home Raquel in the lead role of Raquel.
6. In 2012, she guest starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and revived the role of Pilar Morenas in 2015 and 2022.
7. In 2013, she joined the cast of the ABC Family series Twisted as Sarita.
8. She joined the cast of Fox’s primetime musical-drama series Empire in 2015 as Laura Calleros from Bronx, New York.
9. She had a minor role in Chicago P.D. in 2017 and in The Blacklist in 2019.
10. Her new movie John Henry is set to be released in January 2020.
11. She has a role in Steven Spielberg’s adapted West Side Story, released on December 10, 2021.
12. Velazquez is a pop/rock ballad singer with a wide range of musical influences, such as Fiona Apple, Hole and Mariah Carey.
13. Her first original composition, “Nothing Like You,” was released January 23, 2015 and has a Spanish version titled “Nada Como Tu”.

Is Jamila Velazquez black?

Early life. Velazquez was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx to Dominican and Puerto Rican parents. She also has a younger sister named Jada Velazquez. Her younger sister and her parents reside in Rockland County, New York.

What nationality is Jamila Velazquez?

American

Who is the Hispanic girl on Queens?

YearTitleRole
2016| Z Nation| Camilla
2017–2018| Six| Jackie Ortiz
2018| The Guest Book| Anne
2021–2022| Queens| Valeria “Butter Pecan” Mendez

Do Laura and Hakeem marry?

In true Empire fashion, that was far from the only shocker in the season two finale. After teasing the wedding of Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) and Laura (Jamila Velazquez), the young songstress left the youngest Lyon son at the alter.

Who is the new girl on Queens?

CHICAGO (WLS) — Naturi Naughton is one of the “Queens” on the new ABC series about a former girl group hoping for an encore career. She plays “Jill Da Thrill” and Hosea Sanders talked to the one-time hip hop artist about how her role reflects her own life.