Jill Scott
Birth Name:
Jill Scott
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress, Producer
Fast Facts
- Established the Blues Babe Foundation, which aims to help minority students pay for higher education
- Nominated for a Black Reel Award in 2013 for her performance in the TV movie "Steel Magnolias․"
- Was honored by the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame in 2017
- Studied secondary education at Temple University, where she received an honorary doctorate degree in 2014
- Scott's career began performing spoken word at live poetry events, which ultimately lead her to be discovered by Amir "Questlove" Thompson of the music group The Roots
- Best known for creating neo-soul music, with a mix of jazz and spoken word
- Co-wrote the Roots' song "You Got Me․"
- Performed in a production of "Rent" in 1999
Awards
- 2005Vision Award - Best Dramatic Performance:Nominated
- 2008BET Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2008Dagger - Best Leading Actress:Nominated
- 2008Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2009INOCA TV - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Drama:Nominated
- 2009WIN Award - Outstanding Actress Drama Series:Nominated
- 2010Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2010Vision Award - Best Performance- Drama:Winner
- 2011Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Winner
- 2011Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2011Prism Award - Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2013Black Reel - Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2013Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2014Hollywood Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2015Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015WIN Award - Outstanding Actress Made for Television Movie / Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2016Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2018Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2020Black Reel - Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated