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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jill Scott (singer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Fringe
The View
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
black-ish
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Abbott Elementary
All Movies (27)
- Ella2025 · as Ella
- Outlaw Johnny Black2023 · as Maw Belle
- Highway to Heaven2021 · as Angela Stewart
- Love Beats Rhymes2017 · as Professor Dixon
- Flint2017 · as Nayyirah Shariff
- BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration2016 · as Self - Performer
- Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute2015 · as Self
- With This Ring2015 · as Viviane
- Get On Up2014 · as DeeDee Brown
- Made in America2013 · as Self
- Baggage Claim2013 · as Gail Best
- Steel Magnolias2012 · as Truvy
- Why Did I Get Married Too?2010 · as Sheila
- Sins of the Mother2010 · as Nona
- Black Panther2010 · as Storm
- Hounddog2008 · as Big mma thorton
- Jill Scott - Live in Paris2008
- Why Did I Get Married?2007 · as Sheila
- Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests2006 · as Self
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party2005 · as Self
- Cavedweller2004 · as Rosemary
- Michael Jackson: The One2004 · as Self
- VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin2001 · as Self
- Cowgirl's Last Ride— · as Cali
- Mahalia!— · as Mahalia Jackson
- Why Did I Get Married Again?— · as Sheila
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2— · as Self
All TV Shows (23)
- Football Fantastics2025 · as Jill Scott
- The Weakest Link2021 · as Self - Contestant
- Abbott Elementary2021 · as Jill Scott
- Blankety Blank2021 · as Self - Panellist
- Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices2020
- VERZUZ2020 · as Self
- First Wives Club2019 · as Hazel Rachelle
- Tamron Hall2019 · as Self
- Black Lightning2018 · as Lady Eve
- black-ish2014 · as Yaya
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
- Black Panther2010 · as Storm (voice)
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency2009 · as Mma Precious Ramotswe
- Fringe2008 · as Simone
- The Reichen Show2005 · as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- Girlfriends2000 · as Donna Williams
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Janice Raleigh
- The View1997 · as Self
- The Chris Rock Show1997
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
- The Oscars1953 · as Self