Jill Scott
Acting
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Acting Credits
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, bas...
Known For
Filmography
Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026
as Sheila
Ella
2025
as Ella
Football Fantastics
2025
as Jill Scott
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
as Maw Belle
Highway to Heaven
2021
as Angela Stewart
The Weakest Link
2021
as Self - Contestant
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Jill Scott
Blankety Blank
2021
as Self - Panellist
VERZUZ
2020
as Self
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self
First Wives Club
2019
as Hazel Rachelle
Black Lightning
2018
as Lady Eve
Love Beats Rhymes
2017
as Professor Dixon
Flint
2017
as Nayyirah Shariff
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
as Self - Performer
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
2015
as Self
With This Ring
2015
as Viviane
Get On Up
2014
as DeeDee Brown
black-ish
2014
as Yaya
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Baggage Claim
2013
as Gail Best
Made in America
2013
as Self
Steel Magnolias
2012
as Truvy
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
as Sheila
Sins of the Mother
2010
as Nona
Black Panther
2010
as Storm
Black Panther
2010
as Storm (voice)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2009
as Mma Precious Ramotswe
Hounddog
2008
as Big mma thorton
Jill Scott - Live in Paris
2008
Fringe
2008
as Simone
Why Did I Get Married?
2007
as Sheila
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
2006
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Cavedweller
2004
as Rosemary
Michael Jackson: The One
2004
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2001
as Self
Girlfriends
2000
as Donna Williams
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Janice Raleigh
The View
1997
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Oscars
1953
as Self