Jill Scott

Acting

Jill Scott

Born 1972-04-04 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jill Scott (singer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Get On Up poster
6.8

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Get On Up

2014

Why Did I Get Married Too? poster
6.5

Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010

Why Did I Get Married? poster
6.5

Eight married college friends plus one other non-friend (all of whom have achieved middle to upper class economic status) go to Colorado for their annual week-long reunion, but the mood shifts when one couple's infidelity comes to light. As secrets are revealed, each couple begins to question their own relationship.

Why Did I Get Married?

2007

Baggage Claim poster
5.3

Although she has traveled all over the world, flight attendant Montana Moore has yet to find a man with whom she wants to settle down. However, with her sister's upcoming wedding and pressure from her oft-married mother, she's determined to get engaged in the next 30 days. In that time, her best friends (and fellow flight attendants) conspire to help her re-encounter her exes as she flies all over the country.

Baggage Claim

2013

Why Did I Get Married Again? poster
NR

The couples reunite for the destination wedding of Marcus and Angela's daughter, bringing drama old and new as they ask, "Why did we get married again?"

Why Did I Get Married Again?

2026

Made in America poster
4.2

Hip-hop artist Jay-Z organizes the "Budweiser Made In America" music festival.

Made in America

2013

Hounddog poster
6.5

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Hounddog

2008

Dave Chappelle's Block Party poster
6.8

The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005

Outlaw Johnny Black poster
5.4

Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.

Outlaw Johnny Black

2023

Steel Magnolias poster
6.9

In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.

Steel Magnolias

2012

Black Panther poster
6.2

Black Panther is the ruler and protector of the African nation of Wakanda. Using technology, wits, and extraordinary fighting ability he must protect his nation from an invasion led by Ulysses Klaw, the man who killed his father.

Black Panther

2010

No artwork available
NR

During a Gershwin recording session, Ella Fitzgerald sings her love songs, scatting through her darkest notes.

Ella

2025

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute poster
8.0

"Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY Salute" will feature some of today's top artists covering songs by the legendary GRAMMY winner, as well as other archival material. In addition, various presenters will help highlight the historical impact of Wonder's songs on music and our culture. In the 56-year history of the GRAMMY Awards, Wonder is the only artist to have received Album of the Year honors in three out of four consecutive years with Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and the seminal Songs in the Key of Life. With a catalog that is one of the richest treasure troves in American music, his songs are still revered and influential today and his longevity as one of America's — and the world's — most respected and beloved artists is well earned.

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

2015

With This Ring poster
5.8

After attending their friend Elise's wedding to Nate on New Year's Eve, Trista, a career-­driven talent agent, Viviane, a successful gossip columnist, and Amaya, a struggling actress, make a pact to get married within the year to either a new love or a man waiting in the wings. But the close friends face their own set of challenges - Trista has not gotten over her commitment-­phobic ex-­boyfriend Damon, Viviane is secretly in love with Sean, the father of her son, and Amaya is desperate to break up her boyfriend Keith's unhappy marriage so they can live happily ever after. Each woman starts the year with high hopes and dreams of what will happen over the next 12 months... but will they all make it to the altar?

With This Ring

2015

Love Beats Rhymes poster
5.6

A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration poster
9.0

A White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama.

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

2016

No artwork available
NR

Actor, writer and comic Dave Chappelle loads up a bus with residents of his Ohio hometown and takes them to Brooklyn, N.Y. Once again there, the travelers enjoy a concert featuring old school legendary artist and some new school artist . Rehearsal footage and Chappelle's brand of comedy enliven the proceedings.

Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Flint poster
6.8

A woman deals with the toxic water scandal in Flint, Michigan, and the effect it has on her family.

Flint

2017

Michael Jackson: The One poster
8.0

Documentary containing interviews with performers discussing the influence that Michael Jackson had on their career, combined with clips from Jackson's music videos.

Michael Jackson: The One

2004

No artwork available
NR

A biopic about the "Queen of Gospel" Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia!

Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests poster
6.8

December 2005. Los Angeles, California. Trumpeter Chris Botti, on the heels of his break- through gold certified album "When I Fall In Love", and the record-breaking follow up "To Love Again", plays two triumphant shows at the Wilshire Theatre backed by a full orchestra and his virtuosic band. Playing repertoire mostly culled from these two hit albums, Chris is joined onstage by some of the world's most accomplished singers and musicians (in order of appearance) Sting, Jill Scott, Paula Cole, Burt Bacharach, Renee Olstead, Paul Buchanan and Gladys Knight. Filmed for the PBS Special "Chris Botti Live With Orchestra and Special Guests".

Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests

2006

Cavedweller poster
5.8

A traumatic event sends a musician back to her hometown in an effort to reunite with the daughters she abandoned. To do so, she must confront her abusive ex-husband, from whom she fled years ago.

Cavedweller

2004

Highway to Heaven poster
4.2

Angela the angel takes on the role of a temporary school counselor. Working alongside junior high school principal Bruce Banks, she intervenes in the life of a troubled student Cody Grier who is struggling with the tragic loss of his mother.

Highway to Heaven

2021

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin poster
8.0

A concert performance by "Lady Soul" Aretha Franklin, as well as Mary J. Blige, Marc Anthony and Jill Scott. From Radio City Music Hall in New York.

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

2001