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Lauryn Hill
- Born May 26, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
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She is the highest-grossing American female rapper in live music, and has won eight Grammy Awards, the most for any female rapper.
Known for
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit1993
King of the Hill1993
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives2015
Concerning Violence2014
Restaurant1999
Hav Plenty1997
TFI Friday1996
Later... with Jools Holland1992
Filmography
- TBADave Chappelle's Block Party 2FilmSelf
- 2026Ye Live at SoFiFilmSelf
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertFilmSelf
- 2025HodgepodgeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Why Is We Americans?FilmSelf, Producer
- 2021You're Watching Video Music BoxFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2021When I See Them, I See UsFilm
- 2020Coachella: 20 Years in the DesertFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Queen & SlimFilmSongs
- 2019The ApolloFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Ms. Lauryn Hill - Baloise Session 2018Filmvocals
- 2018Fly PaperFilm
- 2015Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed LivesFilm
- 2015Lauryn Hill: Austin City LimitsFilmvocals
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeriesSelf
- 2014Concerning ViolenceFilmNarrator in English version
- 2010My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip HopFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2009DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend DvdFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2007Soul DivasFilmSelf
- 2005Dave Chappelle's Block PartyFilmSelf (Fugees)
- 2005Santana: In ConcertFilmSelf - Vocals
- 2001BET AwardsSeriesSelf - Performer
- 2001Lauryn Hill: MTV UnpluggedFilmSelf, Music, Musician, Vocals
- 2000Santana: Supernatural LiveFilmSelf
- 1999RestaurantFilmLeslie
- 1999Teen Choice AwardsSeriesSelf
- 1999Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime TalesFilmSelf
- 1999One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star TributeFilmSelf - Perfomer
- 1999Lauryn Hill - Live at Budokan, JapanFilmvocals
- 1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!FilmSelf - The Fugees
- 1998Free TibetFilmSelf - Fugees
- 1997Rhyme & ReasonFilmSelf
- 1997Hav PlentyFilmDebra
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeriesSelf
- 1996TFI FridaySeries
- 1996Daddy's GirlFilmMalika
- 1996Fugees: Live at New Pop Festival 1996FilmSelf - Fugees
- 1994All ThatSeriesSelf
- 1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFilmRita Louise Watson
- 1993King of the HillFilmElevator Operator
- 1992Later... with Jools HollandSeries
- 1992Here and NowSeries
- 1992ECHO-VerleihungSeriesSelf
- 1984MTV Video Music AwardsSeriesSelf
- 1977The BRIT AwardsSeriesSelf
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Musical Guest
- 1959The GrammysSeriesSelf