Jill Scott
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday4 April 1972 (54 years old)
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known credits52
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, Sc…
Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026 · Sheila
Ella
2025 · Ella
Football Fantastics
2025 · Jill Scott
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023 · Maw Belle
Inventing the Christmas Prince
2022 · Production Design
The Weakest Link
2021 · Self - Contestant
Abbott Elementary
2021 · Jill Scott
Highway to Heaven
2021 · Angela Stewart
Highway to Heaven
2021 · Executive Producer
Blankety Blank
2021 · Self - Panellist
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020
VERZUZ
2020 · Self
First Wives Club
2019 · Hazel Rachelle
Tamron Hall
2019 · Self
Homegrown Christmas
2018 · Production Design
Black Lightning
2018 · Lady Eve
Love Beats Rhymes
2017 · Professor Dixon
Flint
2017 · Nayyirah Shariff
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016 · Self - Performer
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
2015 · Self
With This Ring
2015 · Viviane
black-ish
2014 · Yaya
Get On Up
2014 · DeeDee Brown
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
Made in America
2013 · Self
Baggage Claim
2013 · Gail Best
Steel Magnolias
2012 · Truvy
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Sheila
Sins of the Mother
2010 · Nona
Black Panther
2010 · Storm
Black Panther
2010 · Storm (voice)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2009 · Mma Precious Ramotswe
Hounddog
2008 · Big mma thorton
Fringe
2008 · Simone
Jill Scott - Live in Paris
2008
Why Did I Get Married?
2007 · Sheila
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
2006 · Self
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Self
Cavedweller
2004 · Rosemary
Michael Jackson: The One
2004 · Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2001 · Self
Girlfriends
2000 · Donna Williams
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Janice Raleigh
The View
1997 · Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
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