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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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
Janice Raleigh
Fringe
Simone
Black Lightning
Lady Eve
Get On Up
DeeDee Brown
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Yaya
Abbott Elementary
Jill Scott
Baggage Claim
Gail Best
Why Did I Get Married?
Sheila
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 |