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Jill Scott | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jill Heather Scott |
| Born | April 4, 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Hidden Beach (2000–2010) Blues Babe/Warner Bros.(2011–2013) Atlantic[1] (2014–present) |
| Spouses | Lyzel Williams
(m. 2001; div. 2007)Mike Dobson
(m. 2016; sep. 2017) |
| Website | missjillscott |
Jill Heather Scott (born April 4, 1972)[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ Mitchell, Gail. "Jill Scott Talks 'The Voice,' James Brown Biopic and New Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Jill Scott Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (February 18, 2014). "Jill Scott Talks 'The Voice,' James Brown Biopic and New Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ "Who's Lady Eve On 'Black Lightning?' Jill Scott's Character Has A Complicated Relationship With Tobias Whale". Bustle. January 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2022.