Lauryn Hill
Known for Acting
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
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Rita Louise Watson
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
as Self (Fugees)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Free Tibet
1998
as Self - Fugees
King of the Hill
1993
as Elevator Operator
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
as Self - The Fugees
Concerning Violence
2014
as Narrator in English version
Restaurant
2000
as Leslie
The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Rhyme & Reason
1997
as Self
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
as Self
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Hav Plenty
1997
as Debra
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Divas
2007
as Self
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
1999
as Self - Perfomer