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.
Filmography
Ye Live at SoFi
2026
as Self
Hodgepodge
2025
as Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Why Is We Americans?
2022
as Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Ms. Lauryn Hill - Baloise Session 2018
2018
as vocals
Fly Paper
2018
Lauryn Hill: Austin City Limits
2015
as vocals
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Concerning Violence
2014
as Narrator in English version
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010
as Self (archive footage)
- No poster
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Divas
2007
as Self
Santana: In Concert
2005
as Self - Vocals
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
as Self (Fugees)
Lauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged
2001
as Self
Santana: Supernatural Live
2000
as Self
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
as Self
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
1999
as Self - Perfomer
Restaurant
1999
as Leslie