History Creator / LeslieJones

With her promotion, she became the oldest-ever person to join the ''SNL'' cast -- aged forty-seven at the time -- and also helped mark the first time the show had two black women in its cast at any point throughout its run (the other being Sasheer Zamata and, later in Jones' last season, Creator/EgoNwodim) and more than three African-American cast members in their cast at any point throughout its run. Though Jones was more at home doing commentary on Weekend Update (where she would hit on Creator/ColinJost in between rants about her tumultuous love life and the hardships of being a black woman in modern American society), she did have some recurring characters: Shanice (one of the contestants on ''Black Jeopardy!'', initially replacing Creator/JayPharoah's Amir, but then replaced Creator/SasheerZamata's Keeley while Creator/ChrisRedd's Rashad replaced Jay Pharoah's Amir), Malika Trump (a black take on Melania Trump on the ''Empire''-esque poltical drama ''Them Trumps''), Nurse Pam (the school nurse on the high school news show ''Fresh Takes''), Shanice Goodwin (not the same Shanice from ''Black Jeopardy!''; this one is a tall, black woman who trains to be a ninja), and Shelly Duncan (a seemingly bashful woman who, along with her badly battered husband [played by Creator/MikeyDay], appear on Weekend Update to discuss ways couples can spice up their sex lives -- with her husband's injuries being from these attempts). Jones' celebrity impressions include: Music/ArethaFranklin, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Michelle Obama (replacing Sasheer Zamata, though Jones played a She-Hulk version of Michelle Obama one time), Oprah Winfrey (probably the one celebrity impression most critics and fans feel is her best one), Omarosa Manigault, Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King (on the sketch parodying R. Kelly's infamous interview), two women related to Dr. Ben Carson (his mother, Sonya, and his wife, Candy), and Creator/SamuelLJackson ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer yes, really]])

With her promotion, she became the oldest-ever person to join the ''SNL'' cast -- aged forty-seven at the time -- and also helped mark the first time the show had two black women in its cast at any point throughout its run (the other being Sasheer Zamata and, later in Jones' last season, Creator/EgoNwodim) and more than three African-American cast members in their cast at any point throughout its run. Though Jones was more at home doing commentary on Weekend Update (where she would hit on Creator/ColinJost in between rants about her tumultuous love life and the hardships of being a black woman in modern American society), she did have some recurring characters: Shanice (one of the contestants on ''Black Jeopardy!'', initially replacing Creator/JayPharoah's Amir, but then replaced Creator/SasheerZamata's Keeley while Creator/ChrisRedd's Rashad replaced Jay Pharoah's Amir), Malika Trump (a black take on Melania Trump on the ''Empire''-esque poltical drama ''Them Trumps''), Nurse Pam (the school nurse on the high school news show ''Fresh Takes''), Shanice Goodwin (not the same Shanice from ''Black Jeopardy!''; this one is a tall, black woman who trains to be a ninja), and Shelly Duncan (a seemingly bashful woman who, along with her badly battered husband [played by Creator/MikeyDay], appear on Weekend Update to discuss ways couples can spice up their sex lives -- with her husband's injuries being from these attempts). Jones' celebrity impressions include: Music/ArethaFranklin, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Michelle Obama (replacing Sasheer Zamata, though Jones played a She-Hulk version of Michelle Obama one time), Oprah Winfrey (probably the one celebrity impression most critics and fans feel is her best one), Omarosa Manigault, Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King (on the sketch parodying R. Kelly's infamous interview), two women related to Dr. Ben Carson (his mother, Sonya, and his wife, Candy), and Samuel L. Jackson ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer yes, really]])

* OlderThanTheyLook: Has the energy of someone over 20, looks well over 30, but as of season 44 of SNL ''she's turned 50!''.

* DudeNotFunny: Her live tweeting of the Summer Olympics went viral due to her frantic and loud commentary, but when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYUAY7QxHCM&t=2m28s one road cyclist took a nasty spill,]] she went dead quiet.

Annette Jones (born September 7, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known as Leslie Jones, is an American comedian and actress.

* ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' (2016) as Patty Tolan

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* ''Film/Coming2America'' (2021)

* AscendedFangirl: Her enthusiasm for things she enjoys has gotten her hired ''by'' them on more than one occasion. She's a massive fan of ''Series/TheBlacklist'' and was offered a guest-starring role in an episode because of it, while her obsessive following of NBC's [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames 2016 Summer Olympics]] coverage led to the network inviting her to [[UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}} Rio]] as a guest commentator.

With her promotion, she became the oldest-ever person to join the ''SNL'' cast -- aged forty-seven at the time -- and also helped mark the first time the show had two black women in its cast at any point throughout its run (the other being Sasheer Zamata and, later in Jones' last season, Ego Nwodim) and more than three African-American cast members in their cast at any point throughout its run. Though Jones was more at home doing commentary on Weekend Update (where she would hit on Colin Jost in between rants about her tumultuous love life and the hardships of being a black woman in modern American society), she did have some recurring characters: Shanice (one of the contestants on ''Black Jeopardy!'', initially replacing Creator/JayPharoah's Amir, but then replaced Creator/SasheerZamata's Keeley while Chris Redd's Rashad replaced Jay Pharoah's Amir), Malika Trump (a black take on Melania Trump on the ''Empire''-esque poltical drama ''Them Trumps''), Nurse Pam (the school nurse on the high school news show ''Fresh Takes''), Shanice Goodwin (not the same Shanice from ''Black Jeopardy!''; this one is a tall, black woman who trains to be a ninja), and Shelly Duncan (a seemingly bashful woman who, along with her badly battered husband [played by Mikey Day], appear on Weekend Update to discuss ways couples can spice up their sex lives -- with her husband's injuries being from these attempts). Jones' celebrity impressions include: Aretha Franklin, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Michelle Obama (replacing Sasheer Zamata, though Jones played a She-Hulk version of Michelle Obama one time), Oprah Winfrey (probably the one celebrity impression most critics and fans feel is her best one), Omarosa Manigault, Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King (on the sketch parodying R. Kelly's infamous interview), two women related to Dr. Ben Carson (his mother, Sonya, and his wife, Candy), and Samuel L. Jackson ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer yes, really]])

With her promotion, she became the oldest-ever person to join the ''SNL'' cast -- aged forty-seven at the time -- and also helped mark the first time the show had two black women in its cast at any point throughout its run (the other being Sasheer Zamata and, later in Jones' last season, Ego Nwodim) and more than three African-American cast members in their cast at any point throughout its run. Though Jones was more at home doing commentary on Weekend Update (where she would hit on Colin Jost in between rants about her tumultuous love life and the hardships of being a black woman in modern American society), she did have some recurring characters: Shanice (one of the contestants on ''Black Jeopardy!'', initially replacing Jay Pharoah's Amir, but then replaced Sasheer Zamata's Keeley while Chris Redd's Rashad replaced Jay Pharoah's Amir), Malika Trump (a black take on Melania Trump on the ''Empire''-esque poltical drama ''Them Trumps''), Nurse Pam (the school nurse on the high school news show ''Fresh Takes''), Shanice Goodwin (not the same Shanice from ''Black Jeopardy!''; this one is a tall, black woman who trains to be a ninja), and Shelly Duncan (a seemingly bashful woman who, along with her badly battered husband [played by Mikey Day], appear on Weekend Update to discuss ways couples can spice up their sex lives -- with her husband's injuries being from these attempts). Jones' celebrity impressions include: Aretha Franklin, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Michelle Obama (replacing Sasheer Zamata, though Jones played a She-Hulk version of Michelle Obama one time), Oprah Winfrey (probably the one celebrity impression most critics and fans feel is her best one), Omarosa Manigault, Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King (on the sketch parodying R. Kelly's infamous interview), two women related to Dr. Ben Carson (his mother, Sonya, and his wife, Candy), and Samuel L. Jackson ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer yes, really]])

Annette Jones (born September 7, 1967), better known as Leslie Jones, is an American comedian and actress.

With her promotion, she became the oldest-ever person to join the ''SNL'' cast -- aged forty-seven at the time -- and also helped mark the first time the show had two black women in its cast at any point throughout its run (the other being Sasheer Zamata). In 2017, she joined a select few ''SNL'' cast members to receive an Emmy nomination for their performance on the show.

* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (2014 -- present) {{as herself}} / various characters

She's also notable for starring in the [[Film/{{Ghostbusters|2016}} 2016 reboot]] of ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'', opposite ''SNL'' cast member Creator/KateMcKinnon.

* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|2016}}'' (2016) as Patty Tolan

She's also notable for starring in the [[Film/{{Ghostbusters|2016}} 2016 reboot]] of ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', opposite ''SNL'' cast member Creator/KateMcKinnon.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Has the energy of someone over 20, looks over 30, is actually well over 40.

* DudeNotFunny: Her live tweeting of the Summer Olympics went viral due to her frantic and loud commentary, but when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYUAY7QxHCM one road cyclist took a nasty spill,]] she went dead quiet.

With her promotion, she became the oldest-ever person to join the ''SNL'' cast --aged forty-seven at the time-- and also helped mark the first time the show had two black women in its cast at any point throughout its run. In 2017, she joined a select few ''SNL'' cast members to receive an Emmy nomination for their performance on the show.

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'''Annette Jones''' (born September 7, 1967), better known as '''Leslie Jones''', is an American comedian and actress.