Jill Scott
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Music (Special)
Life Events
1999
Was discovered by 'Quest Love' of the band The Roots, and collaborated with them to write the song "You Got Me"
2000
Began performing at a theater company in Philadelphia
2000
Appeared in a Canadian touring production of "Rent"
2000
Released her debut album, <i>Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol.1</i>
2001
Released a live album, <i>Experience: Jill Scott 826+</i>
2003
Earned a Grammy nomination for the single "A Long Walk"
2004
Co-starred in the Showtime movie "Cavedweller" starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
2004
Made her TV debut in a recurring role on season four of UPN's "Girlfriends"
2004
Released second studio album, <i>Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2</i>
2005
Published a compilation volume of her poems, <i>The Minutes, The Moments, The Hours</i>
2006
Performed with The Roots and Erykah Badu in the concert film, "Dave Chappelle's Block Party"
2007
Appeared in Tyler Perry's feature film, "Why Did I Get Married?"
2007
Released the studio album, <i>The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3</i>
2007
Made feature-acting debut in "Hounddog" as Big Mama Thorton
2008
Played the leading role in the HBO series, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"
2010
Re-teamed with Perry for the sequel "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?"
2014
Played DeeDee Brown in James Brown biopic "Get on Up"
2015
Released her album <i>Woman</i>
2017
Appeared in TV movie "Flint"
