Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 01, 1986
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
59 titles
Jurnee Smollett
Biography
Jurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American actress. Smollett began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including On Our Own (1994–1995) and Full House (1992–1994). As an adult, Smollett has starred in the films The Great Debaters (2007), Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013), and Birds of Prey (2020). Her television roles include the NBC sports drama Friday Night Lights (2009–2011), the HBO fantasy horror drama True Blood (2013–2014), the WGN America period drama Underground (2016–2017), and the HBO horror drama Lovecraft Country (2020). For the latter, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Known For
Filmography
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Rosa Parks
Smoke
Michelle Calderone
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
The Order
Joanne Carney
We Grown Now
Dolores
The Burial
Mame Downes
Lou
Hannah
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Future Of
Self - Narrator (voice)
Spiderhead
Lizzy
A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
Lovecraft Country
Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Dinah Lance / Black Canary
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Twilight Zone
Jasmine
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Chrysta (voice)
One Last Thing
Lucy
Hands of Stone
Juanita Leonard
Underground
Rosalee
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Judith
Do No Harm
Abby Young
Sofia the First
Chrysta (voice)
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
Gaia
The Mob Doctor
Traci Coolidge
The Defenders
Lisa Tyler
Parenthood
Heather Hall
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
True Blood
Nicole Wright
The Great Debaters
Samantha Booke
Friday Night Lights
Jess Merriweather
Gridiron Gang
Danyelle Rollins
Roll Bounce
Tori
Grey's Anatomy
Beth Monroe
House
Tracy
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Wanda at Large
Holly Hawkins
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Emerald Delacroix
Strong Medicine
Ruby
Beautiful Joe
Vivien Mason
Selma, Lord, Selma
Sheyann Webb
Eve's Bayou
Eve Batiste
The View
Self
Cosby
Jurnee
Jack
Phoebe
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Ali Baba (voice)
ER
Romy