Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 26, 1975 (age 51)
Place of Birth
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- The Fugees
- Ms. Lauryn Hill
- Lauryn Noelle Hill
- L. Boogie
- Ms. Hill
Lauryn Hill
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.
Known For - Movies
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Rita Louise Watson
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
King of the Hill
as Elevator Operator
Concerning Violence
as Narrator in English version
Restaurant
as Leslie
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self (Fugees)
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
as Self
Hav Plenty
as Debra
