Jill Scott

- Born: April 4, 1972
- Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Record label: Hidden Beach
- Engaged to drummer Jon Roberts
- Divorced from: Lyzel Williams
- Grammy award nominations: 12
- Grammy Awards: Three
- January 2009: Scott revealed that she was expecting her first child with fiance Lil' John RobertsPeople: R&B Singer and Actress Jill Scott is Pregnant (January 9, 2009)
- Gave birth to Jett Hamilton Roberts on April 20, 2009

Jill Scott is a R&B singer and an actress who appeared in the films Cavedweller, Hounddog and Why Did I Get Married? Along with being a singer and actress, Scott is also a poet. She penned the poetry book titled The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours.
Scott and fiance Lil John Roberts welcomed a baby boy, Jett Hamilton Roberts, on April 20, 2009. This was the couple's first child.Kansas City: Jill Scott, No. 1 ladies' detective, welcomes baby boy (April 21, 2009)
Film and Television
- 2002: Broadway's Best
- 2004: Girlfriends as Donna Williams
- 2004: Cavedweller as Rosemary
- 2007: Hounddog as Big Momma Thorton
- 2007: Why Did I Get Married? as Sheila
- 2008-2009: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Mma Ramotswe
Charitable Work
Jill Scott founded the Blues Babe Foundation, which helps students of color in the Philadelphia metro area succeed academically, and funds those students as they go through college. It provides college scholarships for students, as well as supporting social organizations, recreation centers and schools for underprivileged children in the region.

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- The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours: The Poetry of Jill Scott - $12.95
  
  Jill Scott's first-ever poetry collection delivers the same earthy, personal, and tell-it-like-it-is voice that fans have grown to know and love. Writing poems and kee...
  
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- The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3 - $18.98
  
  2007 release from the Soul diva. A major player in the Neo-Soul armada that took both the Pop and R&B worlds by storm in the late-'90s/early-2000s, Jill Scott got her start touring...
  
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- Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 - $13.98
  
  Jill Scott's debut, Who Is Jill Scott?, is a luscious portrait of the artist as a grown woman. In R&B, black femininity has often been reduced to two dimensions: sex and m...
  
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- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - $59.99
  
  Based on the best-selling novels by Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency tells the uplifting fictional story of a Botswana woman who fulfills a longtime dream...
  
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- Golden - $0.99
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Whatever happened to Jill Scott? Is she still alive? 3 Answers

Yes she is still alive and looks to be keeping busy with her music career. She just had a baby in April, so that might be her main focus right now. read more

What happened to Scott and Alex on TWIP? 2 Answers

On a previous episode (it may have even been an episode of MacBreak Weekly where Leo was introducing Scott and Alex from TWIP) a comment was made saying that Sc... read more

So why wouldnt Scott Petersons parents spend their time more wisely by looking for the people who did this (which I believe was Scott)? 1 Answer

You are right @cd150. Not only in the Lacy Peterson case, but many other cases where there is supposed to be another perpetrator, not much of anything is ever... read more

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