Anyone know?

Her mother is black and her father is Italian.

Here is an unpublished quote from Jill herself:

"I am from a mixed household. My fathers Italian, my mothers black. They were never married, and they were very young when they had me. My grandmother had a lot to do with raising me."

hope that helps.

Wasn't her dad a drummer for some band in the 70s?

Jude418 said:

I don't know but her uncle Earl Jones was Prince's hair stylist.

I wondered is Jill and Prince are still on good terms? I know Jill was very pissed at Prince years ago when he didn't send in his regards when her uncle died, among other things.

sitruk7 said:

It was hard to tell when she had that platinum blonde, Marilyn Monroe haircut in the early 80's.

scriptgirl said:

Yeah..super fine!

Her mother is human and her father is also human.

UCantHavaDaMango said:

yeah, right ?? is this confirmed to be true or is it possible she just used to say this in interviews- just like when Prince would suggest his background was mixed?

paisley16 said:

Its obvious 2 me that she has Black in her...maybe cuz Im black...
Does this make it easier 4 you?

^ Oh yeah, when I saw her with darker hair, it became much more apparent. But, the first time I saw her, it was in the 1999 video and Purple Rain, when she had the blonde hair. I didn't see her with her dark, curly hair until afterwards. I think she's a very beautiful woman, no matter which look she chooses.

Trust me, I know what it's like when people don't know your heritage. I've had almost every guess under the sun, and someone even told me I was wrong when I corrected them.

vainandy said:

True.


But, I think the poster wanted a little more detail than that.
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Just what exactly is her history with Prince besides the Purple Rain era? Did they grow up together? Date? What is it?

nurse said:

I believe she toured with Teena Marie (a childhood friend) and met Prince at a Rick/Teena show??
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nurse said:

She Always In My Hair was inspired by her.

Jude418 said:

Thanks for the information-I never knew this

sitruk7 said:

nurse said:

UCantHavaDaMango said:

That happens to me all the time..I get everything: Persian, Indian, Columbian, Phillpino, Sician, mixed..one guy even told me I was lying to him about my heritage.
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Jude418 said:

She also sang backgrounds vocals for teena marie and a host of others, heard she was cool as hell and great to chill with and so down to earth.

regcart said:

I've read a few interviews with her, and she seems like a really cool lady. I hope she is doing well.