Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Known for
Acting
Born
May 26, 1975 (age 51)
Birthplace
South Orange, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of her time and considered a pioneer of neo soul and rap-singing, she has been credited by The Telegraph with popularizing hip-hop music. In 2015, Billboard named her the greatest female rapper. Hill has been named one of Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers, VH1's 100 Women in Music, and NPR's 50 Great Voices. She is the highest-grossing American female rapper in live music, and has won eight Grammy Awards, the most for any female rapper.

Known For

Filmography

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Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Movie · as Self

2026
Ye Live at SoFi poster

Ye Live at SoFi

Movie · as Self

2025
Hodgepodge poster

Hodgepodge

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Why Is We Americans? poster

Why Is We Americans?

Movie · as Self

2021
You're Watching Video Music Box poster

You're Watching Video Music Box

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
When I See Them, I See Us poster

When I See Them, I See Us

Movie

2020
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert poster

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2019
The Apollo poster

The Apollo

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
Ms. Lauryn Hill - Baloise Session 2018 poster

Ms. Lauryn Hill - Baloise Session 2018

Movie · as vocals

2018
Fly Paper poster

Fly Paper

Movie

2015
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives poster

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Movie

2015
Lauryn Hill: Austin City Limits poster

Lauryn Hill: Austin City Limits

Movie · as vocals

2014
Concerning Violence poster

Concerning Violence

Movie · as Narrator in English version

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop poster

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2007
Soul Divas poster

Soul Divas

Movie · as Self

2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party poster

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Movie · as Self (Fugees)

2005
Santana: In Concert poster

Santana: In Concert

Movie · as Self - Vocals

2001
Lauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged poster

Lauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged

Movie · as Self

2001
BET Awards poster

BET Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

2000
Santana: Supernatural Live poster

Santana: Supernatural Live

Movie · as Self

1999
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute poster

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute

Movie · as Self - Perfomer

1999
Restaurant poster

Restaurant

Movie · as Leslie

1999
Lauryn Hill - Live at Budokan, Japan poster

Lauryn Hill - Live at Budokan, Japan

Movie · as vocals

1999
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales poster

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Movie · as Self

1999
Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! poster

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Movie · as Self - The Fugees

1998
Free Tibet poster

Free Tibet

Movie · as Self - Fugees

1997
Rhyme & Reason poster

Rhyme & Reason

Movie · as Self

1997
Hav Plenty poster

Hav Plenty

Movie · as Debra

1996
Fugees: Live at New Pop Festival 1996 poster

Fugees: Live at New Pop Festival 1996

Movie · as Self - Fugees

1996
Daddy's Girl

Daddy's Girl

Movie · as Malika

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 2 eps

1994
All That poster

All That

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit poster

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Movie · as Rita Louise Watson

1993
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

Movie · as Elevator Operator

1992
ECHO-Verleihung

ECHO-Verleihung

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Here and Now poster

Here and Now

TV · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 2 eps

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1977
The BRIT Awards poster

The BRIT Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 2 eps