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Jill Scott
Also known as: Jill Heather 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jill Scott (singer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 4, 1972
Age
54 years old
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity Score
1.0
Filmography
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Sheila
2026Movie
Ella
Ella
2025Movie
Football Fantastics
Jill Scott
2025TV
Outlaw Johnny Black
Maw Belle
2023Movie
Inventing the Christmas Prince
Production Design
2022Movie
Highway to Heaven
Angela Stewart
2021Movie
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021TV
Abbott Elementary
Jill Scott
2021TV
Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
2021TV
Highway to Heaven
Executive Producer
2021Movie
VERZUZ
Self
2020TV
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020TV
Tamron Hall
Self
2019TV
First Wives Club
Hazel Rachelle
2019TV
Black Lightning
Lady Eve
2018TV
Homegrown Christmas
Production Design
2018Movie
Love Beats Rhymes
Professor Dixon
2017Movie
Flint
Nayyirah Shariff
2017Movie
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Performer
2016Movie
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Self
2015Movie
With This Ring
Viviane
2015Movie
Get On Up
DeeDee Brown
2014Movie
black-ish
Yaya
2014TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014TV
Baggage Claim
Gail Best
2013Movie
Made in America
Self
2013Movie
Steel Magnolias
Truvy
2012Movie
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Sheila
2010Movie
Sins of the Mother
Nona
2010Movie
Black Panther
Storm
2010Movie
Black Panther
Storm (voice)
2010TV
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Mma Precious Ramotswe
2009TV
Hounddog
Big mma thorton
2008Movie
Jill Scott - Live in Paris
2008Movie
Fringe
Simone
2008TV
Why Did I Get Married?
Sheila
2007Movie
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
Self
2006Movie
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self
2005Movie
The Reichen Show
Self
2005TV
Cavedweller
Rosemary
2004Movie
Michael Jackson: The One
Self
2004Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
Self
2001Movie
Girlfriends
Donna Williams
2000TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Janice Raleigh
1999TV
The View
Self
1997TV
The Chris Rock Show
1997TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
Cowgirl's Last Ride
Cali
—Movie
Mahalia!
Mahalia Jackson
—Movie
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Self
—Movie