Jill Scott

About

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...

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999GirlfriendsSeries • 2000FringeSeries • 2008Abbott ElementarySeries • 2021black-ishSeries • 2014Black LightningSeries • 2018The Chris Rock ShowSeries • 1997First Wives ClubSeries • 2019Why Did I Get Married Again?Movie • 2026The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencySeries • 2009Black PantherSeries • 2010Why Did I Get Married Too?Movie • 2010Get On UpMovie • 2014HounddogMovie • 2008Why Did I Get Married?Movie • 2007Baggage ClaimMovie • 2013Love Beats RhymesMovie • 2017Homegrown ChristmasMovie • 2018Steel MagnoliasMovie • 2012Outlaw Johnny BlackMovie • 2023With This RingMovie • 2015CavedwellerMovie • 2004Black PantherMovie • 2010