
Lauryn Hill
Actress
Born: May 26, 1975 (50 years old)
Place of birth: South Orange, New Jersey, USA
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 (19)
- Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015, ★ 8)
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025, ★ 7.9)
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005, ★ 6.8)
- King of the Hill (1993, ★ 6.8)
- Santana: Supernatural Live (2000, ★ 7)
- You're Watching Video Music Box (2021, ★ 6.4)
- Concerning Violence (2014, ★ 7)
- Rhyme & Reason (1997, ★ 7)
- All That (1994, ★ 7.8)
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993, ★ 6.4)
- Lauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged (2001, ★ 7.2)
- The Apollo (2019, ★ 6.5)
- Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert (2020, ★ 6.8)
- Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales (1999, ★ 7.3)
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025, ★ 6.7)
- Queen & Slim (2019, ★ 7.1)
- Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998, ★ 5.8)
- Restaurant (2000, ★ 4.8)
- Hav Plenty (1997, ★ 5.5)