Jill Scott
Biography
Jill Scott is an American singer-songwriter and actor from Philadelphia who began in spoken word performance. Discovered by Questlove of the Roots, she earned a co-writing credit on You Got Me, and her first studio album, released in 2000 under the title Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum. She made her film debut in 2007 with Hounddog and Why Did I Get Married?, then played Precious Ramotswe in the BBC/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Scott took roles in Steel Magnolias (2012), Baggage Claim (2013), and Get on Up (2014), where she was Dee Dee Jenkins, the second wife of James Brown. On television she voiced Storm in Black Panther (2010) and appeared as Lady Eve in Black Lightning. Her performance in Sins of the Mother won an NAACP Image Award. She also released the albums The Light of the Sun, Woman, and To Whom This May Concern.
54years old
Turns 55 on April 4in 174 days
- Born Philadelphia
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Jill Heather Scott
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 22 years2004 to 2026
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Big break
Scott began her career as a spoken word artist, performing her work at live poetry readings. Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Roots discovered her and invited her into the studio, and their collaboration gave her a co-writing credit on "You Got Me."
First role
Acting became Scott's pursuit in 2000 after director Ozzie Jones, a good friend, suggested it. She then took a fellowship at a Philadelphia theater company and first appeared on stage in Tyler Perry's Neighbors from Hell.
A first
Scott's 2020 Instagram live stream battle with Erykah Badu was the first live stream battle between women, drawing more than 700,000 viewers.
Jill Scott movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Tyler Perry directed three of these films. Michael Jai White appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michael Jai White's page
Tyler Perry's page
Richard T. Jones's page
Tasha Smith's page
Sharon Leal's page
Lamman Rucker's page
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.