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Jill Scott (singer)

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Jill Scott (singer)

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.

Infobox

Born
Jill Heather Scott (1972-04-04) April 4, 1972 (age 53)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
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Occupations
Singer songwriter model poet actress
Instruments
Vocals
Years active
1998–present
Labels
Hidden Beach (2000–2010)Blues Babe/Warner Bros.(2011–2013)Atlantic (2014–present)
Spouses
mw- Lyzel Williams (m. 2001; div. 2007) Mike Dobson (m. 2016; sep. 2017)
Website
missjillscott.com

Tables

· Filmography › Film
2004
Cavedweller
Role(s)
Rosemary
2007
Hounddog
Role(s)
Big Momma Thornton
Why Did I Get Married?
Role(s)
Sheila
2010
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Role(s)
Sheila
2013
Fading Gigolo
Role(s)
-
Baggage Claim
Role(s)
Gail Best
2014
Get On Up
Role(s)
Deidre "Dee-Dee" Jenkins
2017
Love Beats Rhymes
Role(s)
Professor Dixon
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
Role(s)
Maw Belle
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2004
Cavedweller
Rosemary
2007
Hounddog
Big Momma Thornton
Why Did I Get Married?
Sheila
2010
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Sheila
2013
Fading Gigolo
-
Baggage Claim
Gail Best
2014
Get On Up
Deidre "Dee-Dee" Jenkins
2017
Love Beats Rhymes
Professor Dixon
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
Maw Belle
· Filmography › Television
2000
Soul Train
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Montell Jordan/The Roots/Lil' Zane"
2002
Sesame Street
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "3981: Fire at Hooper's Store"
2003
Def Poetry Jam
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Episode #3.1"
I Love the '70s
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "1974"
2004
Girlfriends
Role(s)
Donna Williams
Notes
Recurring cast (season 4)
2007
SeeMore's Playhouse
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "I’m Bigger Than You"
2008
Real Live Divas
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Jill Scott"
2008–2009
Role(s)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Notes
Precious Ramotswe
2009
Sesame Street
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Squirmadega Car Race"
2010
Black Panther
Role(s)
Ororo Munroe/Storm (voice)
Notes
Main cast
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Role(s)
Janice Raleigh
Notes
Episode: "Disabled"
Sins of the Mother
Role(s)
Nona
Notes
TV movie
2011
Sunday Best
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "I Do"
2012
Fringe
Role(s)
Simone
Notes
Episode: "The Human Kind"
Steel Magnolias
Role(s)
Truvy Jones
Notes
TV movie
2015
Unsung
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Chuck Brown and Go-Go"
With This Ring
Role(s)
Viviane Rhimes
Notes
TV movie
2016
Being Mary Jane
Role(s)
Jackie
Notes
Episode: "Hot Seat"
2017
Flint
Role(s)
Nayyirah Shariff
Notes
TV movie
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Black is the New Hollywood"
2018–2020
Role(s)
Black Lightning
Notes
Lady Eve
2019–2022
Role(s)
First Wives Club
Notes
Hazel Rachelle
2020
Black-ish
Role(s)
Yaya
Notes
Episode: "Hair Day"
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy"
2021
Highway to Heaven
Role(s)
Angela Stewart
Notes
TV movie
2022
Robot Chicken
Role(s)
May Day/Beth (voice)
Notes
Episode: "May Cause Involuntary Political Discharge"
2025
Abbott Elementary
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Ava Fest: Tokyo Drift"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2000
Soul Train
Herself
Episode: "Montell Jordan/The Roots/Lil' Zane"
2002
Sesame Street
Herself
Episode: "3981: Fire at Hooper's Store"
2003
Def Poetry Jam
Herself
Episode: "Episode "
I Love the '70s
Herself
Episode: "1974"
2004
Girlfriends
Donna Williams
Recurring cast (season 4)
2007
SeeMore's Playhouse
Herself
Episode: "I’m Bigger Than You"
2008
Real Live Divas
Herself
Episode: "Jill Scott"
2008–2009
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Precious Ramotswe
Main cast
2009
Sesame Street
Herself
Episode: "Squirmadega Car Race"
2010
Black Panther
Ororo Munroe/Storm (voice)
Main cast
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Janice Raleigh
Episode: "Disabled"
Sins of the Mother
Nona
TV movie
2011
Sunday Best
Herself
Episode: "I Do"
2012
Fringe
Simone
Episode: "The Human Kind"
Steel Magnolias
Truvy Jones
TV movie
2015
Unsung
Herself
Episode: "Chuck Brown and Go-Go"
With This Ring
Viviane Rhimes
TV movie
2016
Being Mary Jane
Jackie
Episode: "Hot Seat"
2017
Flint
Nayyirah Shariff
TV movie
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Herself
Episode: "Black is the New Hollywood"
2018–2020
Black Lightning
Lady Eve
Recurring cast (season 1 & 3)
2019–2022
First Wives Club
Hazel Rachelle
Main cast
2020
Black-ish
Yaya
Episode: "Hair Day"
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Herself
Episode: "Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy"
2021
Highway to Heaven
Angela Stewart
TV movie
2022
Robot Chicken
May Day/Beth (voice)
Episode: "May Cause Involuntary Political Discharge"
2025
Abbott Elementary
Herself
Episode: "Ava Fest: Tokyo Drift"
· Filmography › Documentary
2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Year
Title
2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party

References

  1. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/jill-scott-talks-the-voice-james-brown-biopic-and-new-album-5908444/
  2. "Jill Scott Biography"
    http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jill-scott-mn0000845662/biography
  3. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/jill-scott-talks-the-voice-james-brown-biopic-and-new-album-5908444/
  4. Bustle
    https://www.bustle.com/p/whos-lady-eve-on-black-lightning-jill-scotts-character-has-a-complicated-relationship-with-tobias-whale-8044291
  5. Jet
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070528210029/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_10_100/ai_77557488
  6. omny.fm
    https://omny.fm/shows/jill-scott-presents-j-ill-the-podcast/our-african-ancestry
  7. "Beatifically Human"
    http://www.alternet.org/media/19792/beatifically_human/
  8. Rolling Stone
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071002074623/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jillscott/articles/story/5932569/soul_sister_number_one
  9. www.inkblotmagazine.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150725214913/http://www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/Jill_Scott.htm
  10. "Jill Scott – The Vogue"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230709052015/https://thevogue.com/artists/jill-scott/
  11. "Who is Jill Scott? Now she's a poet too"
    https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4620891
  12. Billboard
    http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56361/hidden-beach-rounds-up-jill-scotts-collaborations
  13. "Jill Scott"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070818232838/http://www.hiddenbeachmedia.com/index.php?option=com_artist&Itemid=99999999&id=27
  14. Chart
    https://web.archive.org/web/20091113111644/http://www.chartattack.com/news/42686/jill-scott-and-friends-team-up-on-collaborations
  15. family.hiddenbeach.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071011181920/http://family.hiddenbeach.com/index.php?automodule=downloads&showfile=10
  16. Billboard
    http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959499/jill-scott-sued-by-label
  17. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/exclusive-jill-scott-signs-distribution-deal-with-warner-brothers-472766/
  18. "Jill Scott Puts Final Touches On Lullaby Album"
    https://www.essence.com/2013/07/07/jill-scott-puts-final-touches-lullaby-album
  19. album release on atlantic
  20. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/pro/jill-scott-second-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart/
  21. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/09/entertainment/erykah-badu-jill-scott-instagram-live-trnd/index.html
  22. BET.com
    https://www.bet.com/article/oktmrn/michelle-obama-turned-up-during-jill-and-erykah-s-battle
  23. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/24/jill-scott-light-sun-review
  24. PopMatters
    https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/scottjill-experience.shtml
  25. Pop Matters
    https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/i/isleybrothers-eternal.shtml
  26. Mistry, Anupa. "Review–Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 Archived March 31, 2022, at the Wayback Machine." Pi
    https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jill-scott-who-is-jill-scott-words-and-sounds-vol-1/
  27. craveonline.com
    https://archive.today/20130119235002/http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04648821/2/jill_scott_on_acting_singing_and_divorce.html
  28. 'Cavedweller' excels in quiet Archived June 1, 2022, at the Wayback Machine October 15, 2004. Los Angeles Times.
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-oct-15-et-cavedweller15-story.html
  29. "Have A Lovely Day"
    http://www.jillscott.com/
  30. TV Guide
    https://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Jill-Scott-1015100.aspx
  31. BBC News
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7289129.stm
  32. "The 42nd NAACP Image Awards – Television"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120625093121/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/42/winners-and-honorees/television/
  33. Daily News
    http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/02/20/2010-02-20_lifetime_movie_networks_sins_of_the_mother_rejuvenates_prodigal_child_story_with.html
  34. Entertainment Weekly
    https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/24/black-lightning-jill-scott-lady-eve-first-look/
  35. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2019/11/first-wives-club-renewed-season-2-bet-plus-1202795118/
  36. "Jill Scott: Divorce Neo-Soul Style"
    http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2007/06/15/jill-scott-divorce-neo-soul-style/
  37. "Jill Scott performs 'chapters' of life in NJPAC concert"
    http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2008/03/jill_scott_performs_chapters_o.html
  38. Nashville Scene
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150802210349/http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/neo-randb-star-jill-scott-talks-moving-to-tennessee-and-more/Content?oid=5350462
  39. Reported by Khari Shabazz, in attendance, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, June 20, 2008
  40. People
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150710230848/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20272269,00.html
  41. www.guidestar.org
    https://www.guidestar.org/profile/55-0805127
  42. "Blues Babe Foundation"
    http://www.bluesbabefoundation.org/
  43. BBC News
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5149498.stm
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