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Lauryn Hill

Acting Born May 26, 1975 South Orange, New Jersey, USA 24 credits

Biography

Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of her time and considered a pioneer of neo soul and rap-singing, she has been credited by The Telegraph with popularizing hip-hop music. In 2015, Billboard named her the greatest female rapper. Hill has been named one of Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers, VH1's 100 Women in Music, and NPR's 50 Great Voices. She is the highest-grossing American female rapper in live music, and has won eight Grammy Awards, the most for any female rapper.

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Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
  • MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self
  • All That (1994) as Self
  • ECHO-Verleihung (1992) as Self
  • The BRIT Awards (1977) as Self
  • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) as Rita Louise Watson
  • BET Awards (2001) as Self - Performer
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self
  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025) as Self
  • Here and Now (1992)
  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) as Self (archive footage)
  • King of the Hill (1993) as Elevator Operator
  • Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self
  • The Apollo (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 as Self
  • Hav Plenty (1997) as Debra
  • The Grammys (1959) as Self
  • Concerning Violence (2014) as Narrator in English version
  • Restaurant (1999) as Leslie
  • Rhyme & Reason (1997) as Self
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005) as Self (Fugees)
  • Free Tibet (1998) as Self - Fugees
  • You're Watching Video Music Box (2021) as Self (archive footage)