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Jill Scott

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Apr 4, 1972 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2025Football FantasticsJill Scott
2023Outlaw Johnny BlackMaw Belle
2021Highway to HeavenAngela Stewart
2021The Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant
2021Abbott ElementaryJill Scott
2021Blankety BlankSelf - Panellist
2020VERZUZSelf
2020Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2019Tamron HallSelf
2019First Wives ClubHazel Rachelle
2018Black LightningLady Eve
2017Love Beats RhymesProfessor Dixon
2017FlintNayyirah Shariff
2016BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama CelebrationSelf - Performer
2015Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy SaluteSelf
2015With This RingViviane
2014Get On UpDeeDee Brown
2014black-ishYaya
2013Baggage ClaimGail Best
2013Made in AmericaSelf
2012Steel MagnoliasTruvy
2010Why Did I Get Married Too?Sheila
2010Sins of the MotherNona
2010Black PantherStorm
2010Black PantherStorm (voice)
2009The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyMma Precious Ramotswe
2008HounddogBig mma thorton
2008Jill Scott - Live in Paris
2008FringeSimone
2007Why Did I Get Married?Sheila
2006Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special GuestsSelf
2005Dave Chappelle's Block PartySelf
2005The Reichen ShowSelf
2004CavedwellerRosemary
2004Michael Jackson: The OneSelf
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2001VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha FranklinSelf
2000GirlfriendsDonna Williams
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJanice Raleigh
1997The ViewSelf
1997The Chris Rock Show
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1953The OscarsSelf
-Cowgirl's Last RideCali
-Mahalia!Mahalia Jackson
-Why Did I Get Married Again?Sheila
-Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2Self
Production
2021Highway to HeavenExecutive Producer