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Jill Scott
- Born
- (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 53 titles
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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Signature work
Known For
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TV
8.1
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Fringe
6.9
TV
Black Lightning
6.8
Movie
Get On Up
5.8
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
7.1
TV
black-ish
7.5
TV
Abbott Elementary
5.3
Movie
Baggage Claim
6.6
Movie
Why Did I Get Married Too?
6.6
Movie
Why Did I Get Married?
6.5
Movie
Hounddog
5.3
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.6
Movie
Love Beats Rhymes
6.9
Movie
Steel Magnolias
5.9
Movie
With This Ring
7.3
TV
Girlfriends
5.3
Movie
Outlaw Johnny Black
6.7
Movie
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Acting credits 51
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Cowgirl's Last Ride Film | Cali |
| TBA | Mahalia! Film | Mahalia Jackson |
| TBA | Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 Film | Self |
| 2026 | Why Did I Get Married Again? Film | Sheila |
| 2025 | Ella Film | Ella |
| 2025 | Football Fantastics TV | Jill Scott (14 ep) |
| 2023 | Outlaw Johnny Black Film | Maw Belle |
| 2021 | The Weakest Link TV | Self - Contestant (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary TV | Jill Scott (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Highway to Heaven Film | Angela Stewart |
| 2021 | Blankety Blank TV | Self - Panellist (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices TV | (1 ep) |
| 2020 | VERZUZ TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | First Wives Club TV | Hazel Rachelle (29 ep) |
| 2019 | The Tamron Hall Show TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2018 | Black Lightning TV | Lady Eve (8 ep) |
| 2017 | Love Beats Rhymes Film | Professor Dixon |
| 2017 | Flint Film | Nayyirah Shariff |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration Film | Self - Performer |
| 2015 | Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute Film | Self |
| 2015 | With This Ring Film | Viviane |
| 2014 | black-ish TV | Yaya (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Get On Up Film | DeeDee Brown |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self - Musical Guest (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Made in America Film | Self |
| 2013 | Baggage Claim Film | Gail Best |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias Film | Truvy |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? Film | Sheila |
| 2010 | Sins of the Mother Film | Nona |
| 2010 | Black Panther Film | Storm |
| 2010 | Black Panther TV | Storm (voice) (6 ep) |
| 2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency TV | Mma Precious Ramotswe (6 ep) |
| 2008 | Hounddog Film | Big mma thorton |
| 2008 | Fringe TV | Simone (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Jill Scott - Live in Paris Film | |
| 2007 | Why Did I Get Married? Film | Sheila |
| 2006 | Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests Film | Self |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party Film | Self |
| 2004 | Cavedweller Film | Rosemary |
| 2004 | Michael Jackson: The One Film | Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2001 | VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin Film | Self |
| 2000 | Girlfriends TV | Donna Williams (4 ep) |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV | Janice Raleigh (1 ep) |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland TV | (3 ep) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV | (1 ep) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 3
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Inventing the Christmas Prince Film | Production Design |
| 2021 | Highway to Heaven Film | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Homegrown Christmas Film | Production Design |