Jill Scott, TV Star

I love, love, love Jill Scott.

Jill Scott will portray a detective in the "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" - a TV movie based on the bestseller by Alexander McCall Smith. It's also the name of the soul singer's first-ever starring role. The gist of the story is that Scott’s character forms a detective agency and becomes embroiled with a cheating husband, insurance fraud, kidnapping and witchcraft. If it sounds crazy and a bit silly that’s probably because the movie was co-written by Bridget Jones’ Diary screenwriter, Curtis Martin and is supposed to be a dramedy.

Ms. Scott has more screen work on the way, this fall she’ll star in the new Tyler Perry film, Why Did I Get Married? In that film she’ll wear a fat suit in order to play an obese woman whose marriage is threatened by a hot single girl.

And if you want to hear her beautiful voice, Scott’s new album The Real thing drops in September.