
Jill Scott
Known for: Acting
Born: April 4, 1972
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, bas…
Known for

Sins of the Mother
2010

Jill Scott - Live in Paris
2008
Mahalia!
Ella
2025

Highway to Heaven
2021

With This Ring
2015

Black Panther
2010

Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010

Why Did I Get Married?
2007

Baggage Claim
2013

Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
2006

Love Beats Rhymes
2017

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2001

Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026

Steel Magnolias
2012

Made in America
2013

Cowgirl's Last Ride

Cavedweller
2004
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Flint
2017

Get On Up
2014

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
2015

Hounddog
2008

Michael Jackson: The One
2004

Outlaw Johnny Black
2023

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Girlfriends
2000

The View
1997

Tamron Hall
2019

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

VERZUZ
2020

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2009

Black Panther
2010

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

The Chris Rock Show
1997

Fringe
2008

Black Lightning
2018

The Reichen Show
2005

First Wives Club
2019

black-ish
2014

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020

The Weakest Link
2021

Abbott Elementary
2021

The Oscars
1953

Football Fantastics
2025

Blankety Blank
2021

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014