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Lauryn Hill

Actor

Lauryn Hill

Born May 26, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA9 films

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.

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King of the Hill posterFirst watchKing of the Hill19936.8as Elevator OperatorBased on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St.View film

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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit poster6.4Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit1993

Filmography

9 films as actor
  1. 2018Ms. Lauryn Hill - Baloise Session 2018vocals
  2. 2018Fly Paper
  3. 2015Lauryn Hill: Austin City Limitsvocals
  4. 1999RestaurantLeslie
  5. 1999Lauryn Hill - Live at Budokan, Japanvocals
  6. 1997Hav PlentyDebra
  7. 1996Daddy's GirlMalika
  8. 1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitRita Louise Watson
  9. 1993King of the HillElevator Operator