Lauryn Hill
Known for: Acting
Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of her time and considered a pioneer of neo soul and rap-singing, she has been credited by The Telegraph with popularizing hip-hop music. In 2015, Billboard named her the greatest female rapper. Hill has been named one of Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers, VH1's 100 Women in Music, and NPR's 50 Great Voices. She is the highest-grossing American female rapper in live music, and has won eight Grammy Awards, the most for any female rapper.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
All That
Self
1994
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
The BRIT Awards
Self
1977
Film
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Rita Louise Watson
1993
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Series
BET Awards
Self - Performer
2001
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Series
Here and Now
1992
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
King of the Hill
Elevator Operator
1993
Film
Hodgepodge
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self (Fugees)
2005
Film
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Self - The Fugees
1998
Film
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Soul Divas
Self
2007
Film
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Self
1999
Film
Concerning Violence
Narrator in English version
2014
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Self
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Hav Plenty
Debra
1997
Film
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
Self - Perfomer
1999
Film
Santana: In Concert
Self - Vocals
2005
Film
Rhyme & Reason
Self
1997
Film
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Film
Ms. Lauryn Hill - Baloise Session 2018
vocals
2018
Film
Ye Live at SoFi
Self
2026
Film
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Film
Restaurant
Leslie
1999
Film
Free Tibet
Self - Fugees
1998
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
Santana: Supernatural Live
Self
2000
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Film
Why Is We Americans?
Self
2022
Film
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Self (archive footage)
2010
Daddy's Girl
Malika
1996
Film
Lauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged
Self
2001
Film
Lauryn Hill: Austin City Limits
vocals
2015
Film
Lauryn Hill - Live at Budokan, Japan
vocals
1999
Film
Fly Paper
2018
Film
Fugees: Live at New Pop Festival 1996
Self - Fugees
1996