Jill Scott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Jill Heather Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, model, poet, and actress. Her 2000 debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum and the follow-ups Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (2004) and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 (2007) both achieved gold status. Scott made her film debut in 2007 in Hounddog and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?. In 2008, she starred in the BBC/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith. After a four-year hiatus from music, Scott released her fourth album, The Light of the Sun, in 2011. In 2014, she starred in the film Get on Up as Deidre "Dee Dee" Jenkins, the second wife of James Brown. In 2015, she released her fifth album, Woman. Beginning in 2018, Scott appeared in The CW DC Comics superhero series Black Lightning as Lady Eve. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jill Scott (singer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Cowgirl's Last Ride
Movie · as Cali
Mahalia!
Movie · as Mahalia Jackson
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Movie · as Self
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Movie · as Sheila
Ella
Movie · as Ella
Football Fantastics
TV · as Jill Scott · 14 eps
Outlaw Johnny Black
Movie · as Maw Belle
Highway to Heaven
Movie · as Angela Stewart
The Weakest Link
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Abbott Elementary
TV · as Jill Scott · 1 ep
Blankety Blank
TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep
VERZUZ
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
TV · 1 ep
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
First Wives Club
TV · as Hazel Rachelle · 29 eps
Black Lightning
TV · as Lady Eve · 8 eps
Love Beats Rhymes
Movie · as Professor Dixon
Flint
Movie · as Nayyirah Shariff
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Movie · as Self - Performer
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Movie · as Self
With This Ring
Movie · as Viviane
Get On Up
Movie · as DeeDee Brown
black-ish
TV · as Yaya · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Baggage Claim
Movie · as Gail Best
Made in America
Movie · as Self
Steel Magnolias
Movie · as Truvy
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Movie · as Sheila
Sins of the Mother
Movie · as Nona
Black Panther
Movie · as Storm
Black Panther
TV · as Storm (voice) · 6 eps
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
TV · as Mma Precious Ramotswe · 6 eps
Hounddog
Movie · as Big mma thorton
Jill Scott - Live in Paris
Movie
Fringe
TV · as Simone · 1 ep
Why Did I Get Married?
Movie · as Sheila
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
Movie · as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Movie · as Self
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cavedweller
Movie · as Rosemary
Michael Jackson: The One
Movie · as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
Movie · as Self
Girlfriends
TV · as Donna Williams · 4 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Janice Raleigh · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Chris Rock Show
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep