Jill Scott

Person Details

Birthday: 1972-04-04 00:04:02

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Homepage: Http://www.missjillscott.com

Movie Involvements: 18

TV Involvements: 5

Most Famous Work

Biography

Scott was born on April 4, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up an only child in a North Philadelphia neighborhood, raised by her mother, Joyce Scott and grandmother. She recalls a happy childhood and was "very much a loved child". Scott was raised as a Jehovah's Witness. After graduating the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Scott attended Temple University. While working two jobs, she studied secondary education. She planned to become a high school English teacher. However, after three years of study and then serving as a teacher's aide, Scott became disillusioned with a teaching career, and she dropped out of college.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Angela Stewart	Highway to Heaven 2021-11-06 Movie
2020	N/A	Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices 2020-09-01 TV Show
	Self	VERZUZ 2020-03-24 TV Show
2019	N/A	First Wives Club 2019-09-19 TV Show
	Self - Guest	Tamron Hall 2019-09-09 TV Show
2018	Lady Eve	Black Lightning 2018-01-16 TV Show
2017	Professor Dixon	Love Beats Rhymes 2017-12-01 Movie
	Nayyirah Shariff	Flint 2017-10-28 Movie
2016	Self - Performer	BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration 2016-11-15 Movie
2015	Self	Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute 2015-02-26 Movie
	Viviane	With This Ring 2015-01-24 Movie
2014	Yaya	black-ish 2014-09-24 TV Show
	DeeDee Brown	Get on Up 2014-08-01 Movie
2013	Self	Made in America 2013-10-11 Movie
	Gail Best	Baggage Claim 2013-09-27 Movie
2012	Truvy	Steel Magnolias 2012-10-07 Movie
2010	Sheila	Why Did I Get Married Too? 2010-04-02 Movie
	Nona	Sins of the Mother 2010-02-21 Movie
	Storm	Black Panther 2010-01-18 Movie
	Storm (voice)	Black Panther 2010-01-16 TV Show
2009	Mma Precious Ramotswe	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 2009-03-15 TV Show
2008	Simone	Fringe 2008-09-09 TV Show
	N/A	Jill Scott - Live in Paris 2008-02-05 Movie
2007	Sheila	Why Did I Get Married? 2007-10-12 Movie
	Big mma thorton	Hounddog 2007-01-22 Movie
2006	N/A	Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests 2006-10-17 Movie
2005	Self	The Reichen Show 2005-11-11 TV Show
	Self	Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2005-09-12 Movie
2004	Rosemary	Cavedweller 2004-05-04 Movie
	Self	Michael Jackson - The One 2004-01-02 Movie
2003	Self	The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003-09-08 TV Show
2000	N/A	Girlfriends 2000-09-11 TV Show
1999	Janice Raleigh	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999-09-20 TV Show
1997	Self	The View 1997-08-11 TV Show
	N/A	The Chris Rock Show 1997-02-07 TV Show
1992	N/A	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992-05-25 TV Show
1988	N/A	LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988-09-05 TV Show
	Cali	Cowgirl's Last Ride Movie
	Mahalia Jackson	Mahalia! Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv