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Jurnee Smollett
Actor, ProducerBorn October 1, 1986 (38 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | Smoke (2025) (TV Series) · as Michelle Calderone |
| 2024 | The Order · as Joanne Carney |
| 2023 | We Grown Now · as Dolores |
| 2023 | The Burial · as Mame Downes |
| 2022 | Lou · as Hannah |
| 2022 | Spiderhead · as Lizzy |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country (TV Series) · as Letitia ‘leti’ Lewis |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey · as Dinah Lance / Black Canary |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone (2019) (TV Series) · as Jasmine |
| 2018 | Sofia the First: Forever Royal · as Chrysta (voice) |
| 2018 | One Last Thing · as Lucy |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone · as Juanita Leonard |
| 2016 | Underground (TV Series) · as Rosalee |
| 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor · as Judith |
| 2013 | Do No Harm (TV Series) · as Abby Young |
| 2012 | Sofia the First (TV Series) · as Chrysta (voice) |
| 2012 | The Mob Doctor (TV Series) · as Traci Coolidge |
| 2012 | Bad Girls · as Gwen Delfino |
| 2010 | The Defenders (2010) (TV Series) · as Lisa Tyler |
| 2010 | Parenthood (2010) (TV Series) · as Heather Hall |
| 2008 | True Blood (TV Series) · as Nicole Wright |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters · as Samantha Booke |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights (TV Series) · as Jess Merriweather |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang · as Danyelle Rollins |
| 2005 | Roll Bounce · as Tori |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Beth Monroe |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Tracy |
| 2003 | Wanda at Large (TV Series) · as Holly Hawkins |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood · as Emerald Delacroix |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Ruby |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe · as Vivien Mason |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma · as Sheyann Webb |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou · as Eve Batiste |
| 1996 | Cosby (TV Series) · as Jurnee |
| 1996 | Jack · as Phoebe |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Ali Baba (voice) |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Romy |
| 1994 | On Our Own (TV Series) · as Jordee Jerrico |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Hanna |
| 1992 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (TV Series) · as Denise Frazer |
| 1992 | Out All Night (TV Series) · as Laquita |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) · as Little Girl #1 |
| 1987 | Full House (TV Series) · as Denise |