Jill Scott
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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.
Known for
Credits
Get On Up (2014)
as DeeDee Brown
Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
as Sheila
Hounddog (2008)
as Big mma thorton
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
as Sheila
Baggage Claim (2013)
as Gail Best
Outlaw Johnny Black (2023)
as Maw Belle
Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
as Professor Dixon
Black Panther (2010)
as Storm
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 (—)
as Self
Steel Magnolias (2012)
as Truvy
Sins of the Mother (2010)
as Nona
Flint (2017)
as Nayyirah Shariff
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute (2015)
as Self
With This Ring (2015)
as Viviane
Michael Jackson: The One (2004)
as Self
Cavedweller (2004)
as Rosemary
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
as Self
Made in America (2013)
as Self
Why Did I Get Married Again? (—)
as Sheila
Highway to Heaven (2021)
as Angela Stewart
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016)
as Self - Performer
Ella (2025)
as Ella
Cowgirl's Last Ride (—)
as Cali
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests (2006)
as Self
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin (2001)
as Self
Jill Scott - Live in Paris (2008)
Actor
Mahalia! (—)
as Mahalia Jackson