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Jill Scott

Jill Scott

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 04, 1972 (53)
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 graduatin ... g 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.

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Outlaw Johnny Black

Outlaw Johnny Black

2023

as Maw Belle

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

2021

as Angela Stewart

Love Beats Rhymes

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

as Professor Dixon

Flint

Flint

2017

as Nayyirah Shariff

With This Ring

With This Ring

2015

as Viviane

Get on Up

Get on Up

2014

as DeeDee Brown

Baggage Claim

Baggage Claim

2013

as Gail Best

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

2012

as Truvy

Sins of the Mother

Sins of the Mother

2010

as Nona

Black Panther

Black Panther

2010

as Storm

Why Did I Get Married?

Why Did I Get Married?

2007

as Sheila

Hounddog

Hounddog

2007

as Big mma thorton

Cavedweller

Cavedweller

2004

as Rosemary

Inventing the Christmas Prince

Inventing the Christmas Prince

2022

Production Design

Homegrown Christmas

Homegrown Christmas

2018

Production Design

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Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

2021

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Black Lightning

as Lady Eve

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 16, 2018

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

as Mma Precious Ramotswe

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 15, 2009

Black Panther

as Storm (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 16, 2010

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Janice Raleigh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Fringe

as Simone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2008

black-ish

as Yaya

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2014

First Wives Club

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Sep 19, 2019

Girlfriends

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 11, 2000

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

VERZUZ

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2020

The Chris Rock Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 1997

The Reichen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2020

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