Jill Scott
Actor
Born April 4, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
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Why Did I Get Married Again?
Sheila
Cowgirl's Last Ride
Cali
Football Fantastics
Jill Scott
Outlaw Johnny Black
Maw Belle
Inventing the Christmas Prince
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
Abbott Elementary
Jill Scott
Highway to Heaven
Angela Stewart
Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
VERZUZ
Self
First Wives Club
Hazel Rachelle
Tamron Hall
Self
Homegrown Christmas
Black Lightning
Lady Eve
Love Beats Rhymes
Professor Dixon
Flint
Nayyirah Shariff
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Performer
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Self
With This Ring
Viviane
black-ish
Yaya
Get On Up
DeeDee Brown
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Made in America
Self
Baggage Claim
Gail Best
Steel Magnolias
Truvy
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Sheila
Sins of the Mother
Nona
Black Panther
Storm
Black Panther
Storm (voice)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Mma Precious Ramotswe
Hounddog
Big mma thorton
Fringe
Simone
Jill Scott - Live in Paris
Why Did I Get Married?
Sheila
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
Self
The Reichen Show
Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self
Cavedweller
Rosemary
Michael Jackson: The One
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
Self
Girlfriends
Donna Williams
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Janice Raleigh
The View
Self
The Chris Rock Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Oscars
Self