Jill Scott
Birthday: 1972-04-04 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, PA, USAScott 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 graduating 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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Acting
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as Angela Stewart
as Nayyirah Shariff
as Professor Dixon
as Viviane
as DeeDee Brown
as Gail Best
as Self
as Truvy
as Sheila
as Storm (voice)
as Mma Precious Ramotswe
as Big mma thorton
as Sheila
as Rosemary
