Jill Scott
Known for: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jill Scott (singer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Janice Raleigh
1999
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Fringe
Simone
2008
Series
Abbott Elementary
Jill Scott
2021
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
black-ish
Yaya
2014
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Girlfriends
Donna Williams
2000
Series
Tamron Hall
Self
2019
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Series
Black Lightning
Lady Eve
2018
Series
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021
Series
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Series
Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
2021
Series
First Wives Club
Hazel Rachelle
2019
Series
VERZUZ
Self
2020
Film
Get On Up
DeeDee Brown
2014
Series
Black Panther
Storm (voice)
2010
Film
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Sheila
2010
Series
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Mma Precious Ramotswe
2009
Film
Hounddog
Big mma thorton
2008
Film
Why Did I Get Married?
Sheila
2007
Film
Baggage Claim
Gail Best
2013
Film
Outlaw Johnny Black
Maw Belle
2023
Series
Football Fantastics
Jill Scott
2025
Film
Love Beats Rhymes
Professor Dixon
2017
Film
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self
2005
Series
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020
Film
Steel Magnolias
Truvy
2012
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Self
Film
Flint
Nayyirah Shariff
2017
Film
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Self
2015
Film
Michael Jackson: The One
Self
2004
Film
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Sheila
2026
Film
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
Self
2001
Film
Black Panther
Storm
2010
Film
With This Ring
Viviane
2015
Film
Cavedweller
Rosemary
2004
Ella
Ella
2025
Film
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
Self
2006
Film
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Performer
2016
Film
Cowgirl's Last Ride
Cali
Film
Jill Scott - Live in Paris
2008
Film
Highway to Heaven
Angela Stewart
2021
Film
Sins of the Mother
Nona
2010
Mahalia!
Mahalia Jackson
Film
Made in America
Self
2013