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