
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
April 4, 1972 (age 53)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Jill Heather Scott
Jill Scott
Biography
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.
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Known For

TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Janice Raleigh
1999

TV
The View
Self
1997

TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

TV
Fringe
Simone
2008

TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

TV
Tamron Hall
Self
2019

TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003

TV
Abbott Elementary
Jill Scott
2021

TV
black-ish
Yaya
2014

TV
The Oscars
Self
1953

TV
Black Lightning
Lady Eve
2018

TV
Girlfriends
Donna Williams
2000

TV
The Reichen Show
Self
2005

TV
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021

TV
The Chris Rock Show
1997

TV
First Wives Club
Hazel Rachelle
2019

TV
VERZUZ
Self
2020

TV
Black Panther
Storm (voice)
2010

TV
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Mma Precious Ramotswe
2009

Film
Hounddog
Big mma thorton
2008
Filmography
2025TVFootball Fantasticsas Jill Scott2023FilmOutlaw Johnny Blackas Maw Belle2021TVThe Weakest Linkas Self - Contestant2021TVAbbott Elementaryas Jill Scott2021FilmHighway to Heavenas Angela Stewart2020TVBookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices2020TVVERZUZas Self2019TVFirst Wives Clubas Hazel Rachelle2019TVTamron Hallas Self2018TVBlack Lightningas Lady Eve2017FilmLove Beats Rhymesas Professor Dixon2017FilmFlintas Nayyirah Shariff2016FilmBET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebrationas Self - Performer2015FilmStevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Saluteas Self2015FilmWith This Ringas Viviane2014TVblack-ishas Yaya2014FilmGet On Upas DeeDee Brown2013FilmMade in Americaas Self2013FilmBaggage Claimas Gail Best2012FilmSteel Magnoliasas Truvy2010FilmWhy Did I Get Married Too?as Sheila2010FilmSins of the Motheras Nona2010FilmBlack Pantheras Storm2010TVBlack Pantheras Storm (voice)2009TVThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agencyas Mma Precious Ramotswe2008FilmHounddogas Big mma thorton2008TVFringeas Simone2008FilmJill Scott - Live in Paris2007FilmWhy Did I Get Married?as Sheila2006FilmChris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guestsas Self2005TVThe Reichen Showas Self2005FilmDave Chappelle's Block Partyas Self2004FilmCavedwelleras Rosemary2004FilmMichael Jackson: The Oneas Self2003TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self2001FilmVH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklinas Self2000TVGirlfriendsas Donna Williams1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Janice Raleigh1997TVThe Viewas Self1997TVThe Chris Rock Show1992TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno1988TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark1953TVThe Oscarsas Self—FilmCowgirl's Last Rideas Cali—FilmMahalia!as Mahalia Jackson—FilmWhy Did I Get Married Again?as Sheila—FilmDave Chappelle's Block Party 2as Self