Lauryn Hill
May 26, 1975 (50 years old) 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. 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
Credits
- 2026 · Ye Live at SoFi as Self
- 2025 · Hodgepodge as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 · SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2025 · Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Why Is We Americans? as Self
- 2021 · You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Apollo as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Ms. Lauryn Hill - Baloise Session 2018 as vocals
- 2015 · Lauryn Hill: Austin City Limits as vocals
- 2015 · Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives as
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · 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 · Santana: In Concert as Self - Vocals
- 2005 · Dave Chappelle's Block Party as Self (Fugees)
- 2001 · BET Awards as Self - Performer
- 2001 · Lauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged as Self
- 2000 · Restaurant as Leslie
- 2000 · Santana: Supernatural Live as Self
- 1999 · Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales as Self
- 1999 · One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute as Self - Perfomer
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self
- 1999 · Lauryn Hill - Live at Budokan, Japan as vocals
- 1998 · Free Tibet as Self - Fugees
- 1998 · Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Self - The Fugees
- 1997 · Hav Plenty as Debra
- 1997 · Rhyme & Reason as Self
- 1996 · Fugees: Live at New Pop Festival 1996 as Self - Fugees
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1996 · Daddy's Girl as Malika
- 1994 · All That as Self
- 1993 · Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Rita Louise Watson
- 1993 · King of the Hill as Elevator Operator
- 1992 · Here and Now as
- 1992 · ECHO-Verleihung as Self
- 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
- Future · Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 as Self