Jill Scott
Birthday
1972/04/04 (53 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
Jill Heather 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, bas...Read more
Acting
(2005) Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self
(2021) Highway to Heaven
as Angela Stewart
(2015) Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
as Self
(2010) Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Sheila
(2007) Hounddog
as Big mma thorton
(2007) Why Did I Get Married?
as Sheila
(2010) Sins of the Mother
as Nona
(2004) Cavedweller
as Rosemary
(2012) Steel Magnolias
as Truvy
(2013) Baggage Claim
as Gail Best
(2013) Made in America
as Self
(2014) Get on Up
as DeeDee Brown
(2008) Jill Scott - Live in Paris
as ---
Cowgirl's Last Ride
as Cali
(2006) Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
as Self
(2015) With This Ring
as Viviane
(2004) Michael Jackson: The One
as Self
(2023) Outlaw Johnny Black
as Maw Belle
(2017) Love Beats Rhymes
as Professor Dixon
(2001) VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
as Self
(2017) Flint
as Nayyirah Shariff
(2010) Black Panther
as Storm
(2016) BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self - Performer
Mahalia!
as Mahalia Jackson
Why Did I Get Married Again?
as Sheila
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as ---
(2000) Girlfriends
as Donna Williams
(1997) The View
as Self
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(2020) VERZUZ
as Self
(2009) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
as Mma Precious Ramotswe
(2010) Black Panther
as Storm (voice)
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Janice Raleigh
(1997) The Chris Rock Show
as ---
(2008) Fringe
as Simone
(2018) Black Lightning
as Lady Eve
(2005) The Reichen Show
as Self
(2019) First Wives Club
as Hazel Rachelle
(2014) black-ish
as Yaya
(2020) Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
as ---
(2021) The Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
(2021) Abbott Elementary
as Jill Scott
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2025) Football Fantastics
as Jill Scott