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Quick Facts

Born:
1972-04-04

Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Credits:
47 Total Roles

Jill Scott

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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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Football Fantastics TV Jill Scott
2023 Outlaw Johnny Black MOVIE Maw Belle
2021 The Weakest Link TV Self - Contestant
2021 Abbott Elementary TV Jill Scott
2021 Highway to Heaven MOVIE Angela Stewart
2020 Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices TV Self
2020 VERZUZ TV Self
2019 First Wives Club TV Hazel Rachelle
2019 Tamron Hall TV Self
2018 Black Lightning TV Lady Eve

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