- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1975
- Place of Birth
- South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Lauryn Hill
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
movieYe Live at SoFi
2026 · Self
movieHodgepodge
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieWhy Is We Americans?
2022 · Self, Producer
movieYou're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieWhen I See Them, I See Us
2021
movieCoachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieQueen & Slim
2019 · Songs
movieThe Apollo
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieMs. Lauryn Hill - Baloise Session 2018
2018 · vocals
movieFly Paper
2018
movieLauryn Hill: Austin City Limits
2015 · vocals
movieStretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movieConcerning Violence
2014 · Narrator in English version
movieMy Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010 · Self (archive footage)
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
movieDJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieSoul Divas
2007 · Self
movieSantana: In Concert
2005 · Self - Vocals
movieDave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Self (Fugees)
tvBET Awards
2001 · Self - Performer
movieLauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged
2001 · Self, Music, Musician, Vocals
movieSantana: Supernatural Live
2000 · Self
movieGoodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999 · Self
movieOne Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
1999 · Self - Perfomer
tvTeen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
movieRestaurant
1999 · Leslie
movieLauryn Hill - Live at Budokan, Japan
1999 · vocals
movieFree Tibet
1998 · Self - Fugees
movieSesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998 · Self - The Fugees
movieHav Plenty
1997 · Debra
movieRhyme & Reason
1997 · Self
movieFugees: Live at New Pop Festival 1996
1996 · Self - Fugees
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
Daddy's Girl
movieDaddy's Girl
1996 · Malika
tvAll That
1994 · Self
movieSister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 · Rita Louise Watson
movieKing of the Hill
1993 · Elevator Operator
tvHere and Now
1992
ECHO-Verleihung
tvECHO-Verleihung
1992 · Self
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
tvThe BRIT Awards
1977 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
tvThe Grammys
1959 · Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
movieDave Chappelle's Block Party 2
— · Self