Jill Scott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1972
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jill Scott (singer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 TBA
as Self
- Mahalia!
Mahalia! TBA
as Mahalia Jackson
Cowgirl's Last Ride TBA
as Cali
Why Did I Get Married Again? 2026
as Sheila
- Ella
Ella 2025
as Ella
Outlaw Johnny Black 2023
as Maw Belle
Inventing the Christmas Prince 2022
Production Design
Highway to Heaven 2021
as Angela Stewart, Executive Producer
Homegrown Christmas 2018
Production Design
Love Beats Rhymes 2017
as Professor Dixon
Flint 2017
as Nayyirah Shariff
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration 2016
as Self - Performer
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute 2015
as Self
With This Ring 2015
as Viviane
Get On Up 2014
as DeeDee Brown
Made in America 2013
as Self
Baggage Claim 2013
as Gail Best
Steel Magnolias 2012
as Truvy
Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010
as Sheila
Sins of the Mother 2010
as Nona
Black Panther 2010
as Storm
Hounddog 2008
as Big mma thorton
Jill Scott - Live in Paris 2008
Actor
Why Did I Get Married? 2007
as Sheila
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests 2006
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2005
as Self
Cavedweller 2004
as Rosemary
Michael Jackson: The One 2004
as Self
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin 2001
as Self
Credits from TMDB.