Jowharah Jones

Jowharah Jones (born 1982), also known as Jowharah Haddad-Jones, is an American actress and singer. She portrayed Nico Slater, daughter of Vanessa Williams' character, on the first season of the television series Ugly Betty.

Biography Born as Jowharah Haddad in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1982, Jowharah Jones grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She attended the Milton Hershey School, where she was an honors student and member of the girls' track team. She competed in the 300 hurdles and the 1600-meter relay. Inducted into the National Honor Society in December 1998, she graduated with honors from Milton Hershey in 1999. Following her graduation, she moved to New Orleans, where she attended Xavier University of Louisiana as a mathematics major. After a year at Xavier, she moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.

Jones trained at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. During the following four years, she worked two jobs as she attended Tisch full-time and auditioned for stage, television, and film roles. After graduating in 2004, she moved to Los Angeles.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Janky Promoters Loli Tyson 2017 Backfire Aminah

Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Veronica Mars Yolonda Hamilton Episode: "Lord of the Bling" 2005 Without a Trace Shantel Episode: "Neither Rain Nor Sleet" 2005 CSI: NY Kaitlyn Episode: "Supply & Demand" 2006 Ugly Betty Nico Slater 3 episodes 2007 CSI: Miami Amelia Clarke Episode: "Broken Home" 2013 The Client List Paula Cole 4 episodes