Jill Scott

Jill Scott: Biography in Details

Who is Jill Scott?

Jill Scott is a singer-songwriter, model, poet as well as and actress.

She belongs to American society. She starred in the film Get On Up as the second wife of James Brown in 2014 and also appeared as the lead role in the BBC/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.

Likewise, in 2011, she released her 4th album  The Light of the Sun and her fifth album Woman in 2015.

Who are the parents of Jill Scott?

Jill Scott was born on 4th April 1972 in  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was raised by her mother as well as her grandmother. Her incredible birth fact is that she started speaking at eight months and started reading at the age of four.

Jill Scott had attended Temple University, after completing the Philadelphia High School for Girls. While working she studied secondary education and plan to become a high school English teacher.

Then after three years, she became disillusioned with a teaching career, and she dropped out of college. Besides this, she has worked a number of retail positions and stints at a construction site and an ice cream parlor.

Jill Scott: Career, Profession Life

Jill Scott had begun her major profession in the year 1999  as a spoken word artist, appearing at live poetry readings to perform her work. In 2000, she released her first album Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1.

Likewise in 2001, she released her live album, Experience: Jill Scott 826+. In 2005, she continued to write poetry; a compilation volume of her poems, The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours.

Similarly, she had also featured on the George Benson and Al Jarred collaboration single “God Bless The Child” in 2007 in which she gained her second Grammy award, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. And her second live album  Live in Paris+, which consists of 8 songs recorded was released in 2008.

Then she was sued by Hidden Beach Records for leaving halfway through her six-album contract and owing millions of dollars in damages in 2010. The next year she released it for pre-order days before it was officially released.

Likewise, in 2012, she had preceded by the promo single “Shame”, which was released on Scott’s SoundCloud account. In 2015 she had featured on Dr. Dre’s third album as well as in 2016, The Hamilton Mixtape.

Not only music career she had played in movies like Cavedweller in 2004, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party in 2005, Hounddog in 2007, Sins of the Mother in 2010, Steel Magnolias in 2012, With This Ring in 2015, and Flint in 2017 hand in hand.

Achievement and Awards

Jill Scott has been nominated for many categories as well as titles but has won some awards.

She has won Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 in 2001, Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2005, Best Traditional R&B Performance in 2007, Best R&B Album in 2008, and The Light of the Sun in 2011.

Jill Scott: Salary, Net Worth

She hasn’t mentioned her salary but her net worth is $12 million as of 2023.

Is Jill Scott involved in any rumors and controversies?

Jill Scott has suffered from rumors as well as controversy, Her recent activities say that she with her husband had an estranged court date after Valentine’s Day. Similarly, she tried to move on with her life, but things keep getting in the way.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jill Scott has mentioned her body measurement as 44-32-41 inches and her body shape like an hourglass.

Besides this, she has mentioned her weight is 91 kg, her height is 168 cm, her bra size is 38d, her shoe size is 10, and her dress size is 14.

Social Media

Jill Scott is seen active on every social site and her fans are increasing day by day. She has over 1.1 million followers on Instagram, 3.69 million followers on Facebook, 1.68 million followers on Twitter, and 2k followers on her Google account.

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