Lauryn Hill
Born: 1975-05-26 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Ye Live at SoFi as Self
2025
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
- Hodgepodge as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Why Is We Americans? as Self
2021
- You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- When I See Them, I See Us
2020
- Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Queen & Slim ... (Songs)
- The Apollo as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Ms. Lauryn Hill - Baloise Session 2018 as vocals
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Concerning Violence as Narrator in English version
2010
- My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop as Self (archive footage)
2009
- DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Soul Divas as Self
2005
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party as Self (Fugees)
- Santana: In Concert as Self - Vocals
2001
- BET Awards as Self - Performer
- Lauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged as Self
2000
- Santana: Supernatural Live as Self
1999
- Teen Choice Awards as Self
- One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute as Self - Perfomer
- Restaurant as Leslie
- Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales as Self
- Lauryn Hill - Live at Budokan, Japan as vocals
1998
- Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Self - The Fugees
- Free Tibet as Self - Fugees
1997
- Rhyme & Reason as Self
- Hav Plenty as Debra
1996
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- Daddy's Girl as Malika
- Fugees: Live at New Pop Festival 1996 as Self - Fugees
1994
- All That as Self
1993
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Rita Louise Watson
- King of the Hill as Elevator Operator
1992
- ECHO-Verleihung as Self
- Here and Now
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1977
- The BRIT Awards as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1959
- The Grammys as Self