Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 4, 1972
Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jill Scott
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Outlaw Johnny Black | Maw Belle |
| 2021 | Highway to Heaven | Angela Stewart |
| 2017 | Love Beats Rhymes | Professor Dixon |
| 2017 | Flint | Nayyirah Shariff |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration | Self - Performer |
| 2015 | Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute | Self |
| 2015 | With This Ring | Viviane |
| 2014 | Get on Up | DeeDee Brown |
| 2013 | Baggage Claim | Gail Best |
| 2013 | Made in America | Self |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias | Truvy |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Sheila |
| 2010 | Sins of the Mother | Nona |
| 2010 | Black Panther | Storm |
| 2008 | Jill Scott - Live in Paris | |
| 2007 | Hounddog | Big mma thorton |
| 2007 | Why Did I Get Married? | Sheila |
| 2006 | Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests | |
| 2005 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party | Self |
| 2004 | Cavedweller | Rosemary |
| 2004 | Michael Jackson: The One | Self |
| 2001 | VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin | Self |
| Cowgirl's Last Ride | Cali | |
| Mahalia! | Mahalia Jackson | |
| Why Did I Get Married Again? | Sheila |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Football Fantastics | Jill Scott |
| 2021 | The Weakest Link | Self - Contestant |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary | Jill Scott |
| 2020 | VERZUZ | Self |
| 2020 | Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices | |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | First Wives Club | |
| 2018 | Black Lightning | Lady Eve |
| 2014 | black-ish | Yaya |
| 2010 | Black Panther | Storm (voice) |
| 2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Mma Precious Ramotswe |
| 2008 | Fringe | Simone |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2000 | Girlfriends | Donna Williams |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Janice Raleigh |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock Show | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |