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Jill Scott
AKA: Jill Heather Scott
Acting
Born: 1972
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021 · GB
Abbott Elementary
Jill Scott
2021 · US
Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
2021 · GB
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Role
2020 · US
VERZUZ
Self
2020 · US
First Wives Club
Hazel Rachelle
2019 · US
Tamron Hall
Self
2019 · US
Black Lightning
Lady Eve
2018 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Weakest Link | 2021 | Self - Contestant |
| Abbott Elementary | 2021 | Jill Scott |
| Blankety Blank | 2021 | Self - Panellist |
| Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices | 2020 | Contributor |
| VERZUZ | 2020 | Self |
| First Wives Club | 2019 | Hazel Rachelle |
| Tamron Hall | 2019 | Self |
| Black Lightning | 2018 | Lady Eve |
| black-ish | 2014 | Yaya |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014 | Self - Guest |
| Black Panther | 2010 | Storm (voice) |
| The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | 2009 | Mma Precious Ramotswe |
| Fringe | 2008 | Simone |
| The Reichen Show | 2005 | Self |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2003 | Self |
| The View | 1997 | Self |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992 | Contributor |
| LIVE with Kelly and Mark | 1988 | Contributor |
| The Oscars | 1953 | Self |