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 (48 titles)
MovieWhy Did I Get Married Again?
Sheila · 2026
Ella
Ella · 2025
ShowFootball Fantastics
Jill Scott · 2025
5.4MovieOutlaw Johnny Black
Maw Belle · 2023
6.0ShowThe Weakest Link
Self - Contestant · 2021
7.5ShowAbbott Elementary
Jill Scott · 2021
4.2MovieHighway to Heaven
Angela Stewart · 2021
7.0ShowBlankety Blank
Self - Panellist · 2021
5.4ShowBookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020
10.0ShowVERZUZ
Self · 2020
8.0ShowFirst Wives Club
Hazel Rachelle · 2019
4.7ShowTamron Hall
Self · 2019
6.9ShowBlack Lightning
Lady Eve · 2018
5.6MovieLove Beats Rhymes
Professor Dixon · 2017
6.8MovieFlint
Nayyirah Shariff · 2017
9.0MovieBET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Performer · 2016
8.0MovieStevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Self · 2015
5.8MovieWith This Ring
Viviane · 2015
7.1Showblack-ish
Yaya · 2014
6.8MovieGet On Up
DeeDee Brown · 2014
5.8ShowThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2014
4.2MovieMade in America
Self · 2013
5.3MovieBaggage Claim
Gail Best · 2013
6.9MovieSteel Magnolias
Truvy · 2012
6.5MovieWhy Did I Get Married Too?
Sheila · 2010
7.3MovieSins of the Mother
Nona · 2010
6.2MovieBlack Panther
Storm · 2010
6.9ShowBlack Panther
Storm (voice) · 2010
6.7ShowThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Mma Precious Ramotswe · 2009
6.4MovieHounddog
Big mma thorton · 2008