JILL SCOTT

The First Wives Club star and Grammywinning recording artist, 49, produces and stars in a new take on the classic ’80s TV series Highway to Heaven (Nov. 6 on Lifetime). She takes over the angel role, previously played by the late Michael Landon, assigned to earth to help people in crisis.

Tell us about Angela. She’s one of the many, many angels sent to earth to assist people in their darkest hours, to help them find the light so they can get through. Her calm, her love and her kindness are beacons to anyone regardless of religion or background. She offers the universal theme of love and forgiveness that we’re just not seeing right now.

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WALTER SCOTT ASKS...

How did you modernize the series for 2021?

I’m in it, so that’s pretty modern. There are more things like cell phones, Instagram and TikTok. But we really wanted to keep true to the good feelings and the good vibes from the show with Michael Landon.

Does she believe in angels? Go to to find out.

Did you watch the Michael Landon series? I absolutely did. I used to watch it with my grandma, who was just the sweetest human being I ever met. Funny too, full of lessons. A little camaraderie and good vibes.

What can you tell us about Mahalia!, the film project you’re working on, starring as 1950s and ’60s gospel queen Mahalia Jackson? I am super excited. I am also super nervous. It is a great responsibility to play an actual human being who has impacted so many people’s lives in big ways and bigger ways. I am an executive producer. We want to do it as right as possible, in line

with her energy and her spirit.